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The Oldest Code of Laws in the World - The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon - B.C. 2285-2242 by Hammurabi
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section 184. If a man to his daughter, a concubine, has not granted a
marriage portion, has not given her to a husband, after the father has
gone to his fate, her brothers according to the capacity of the father's
house, shall grant her a marriage portion and shall give her to a
husband.

section 185. If a man has taken a young child 'from his waters' to
sonship, and has reared him up, no one has any claim against that
nursling.

section 186. If a man has taken a young child to sonship, and when he
took him his father and mother rebelled, that nursling shall return to
his father's house.

section 187. The son of a _NER-SE-GA_, a palace warder, or the son of a
vowed woman no one has any claim upon.

section 188. If an artisan has taken a son to bring up, and has caused
him to learn his handicraft, no one has any claim.

section 189. If he has not caused him to learn his handicraft, that
nursling shall return to his father's house.

section 190. If a man the child whom he took to his sonship and has
brought him up, has not numbered him with his sons, that nursling shall
return to his father's house.

section 191. If a man, after a young child whom he has taken to his
sonship and brought him up, has made a house for himself and acquired
children, and has set his face to cut off the nursling, that child shall
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