#urukagina

[thatshowthingstarted]

Cone of Urukagina, king of Lagash, circa 2350  BC,

Girsu, Mesopotamia,

Detailing his reforms againt abuse of "old days".

Height: 27 cm (10.6 in); diameter: 15 cm (5.9 in).

Collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).

[arthistorywitches]

The reforms of Urukagina (about 2300 BCE) refer to the fact that women used to take two husbands, though at the time of his reign this was no longer allowed. In the laws of Eshnunna a man who took a second wife, after his first had given birth to a child, was to be expelled from the house without any possessions. In Eshnunna, if a woman had a child by another man while her husband was away at war, her husband was expected to take her back as his wife. No punishment for adultery was mentioned.

Merlin Stone, When God Was A Woman

[etymopedia]

‏‎مخروط الملك المصلح #اوروكاجينا ملك #لكش السومرية يشرح فيها اصلاحته ودفاعه عن الفق اء. Cone of #Urukagina, king of #Lagash, detailing his reforms againt abuse of “old days", circa 2350 BC. Currently located at the #Louvre, #France. #اتموبيديا #Etymopedia ‎‏