or if they do not content her, she farms it out, 178.
   if father gives her no portion, entitled on his death to one child’s
share, 180.
      but must leave to brothers, 180.
   if dedicated by father, and not portioned, entitled to one-third share
at his death, 181.
      must leave this to brethren, 181.
   if dedicated by father to Marduk of Babylon, and not portioned,
entitled to one-third share at his death, 182.
   pays no taxes, 182.
   leaves property as she likes, 182.
   her child may be adopted, without her consent, 193.
      ,, if adopted, severely punished for repudiating adopted parents,
193.
      usually lived in convent, 110.
   cannot alienate or mortgage estate, 178.
   unless power granted by father’s deed, 179.
   when brothers cannot interfere, 179.

Wages. See Hire.

Warden. See Constable.

Wards, children of re-married widow, by first marriage, 177.

Warehousing, 120-126.
   fee for, one-sixtieth value, 121.
   liability for loss in warehouse, 125.

Waste, 59.
   land. See Reclaiming lease, 44, 63.

Weights, great, 108.

Widow, on husband’s death—­
   stays in his house, 171.
   takes her portion and settlement, 171.
   may not alienate them from children, 171.
   if no settlement, takes portion, and one child’s share, 172.
   children cannot turn her out without legal process, 172.
   if she wishes to leave and re-marry, resigns settlement to children,
but takes portion, 172.
   on her death, children of both marriages divide her portion equally,
172.
   with young children, may marry, but she and husband are bound trustees
for the children, 177.

Wife, of free-man, not to be slandered, 127.
   not legally married, without bonds, 128.
   adultery by, drowned, 129.
   falsely accused, 131.
   slandered, 132.
   of captive husband, 133-135.
   bound to preserve fidelity if provided for, 133.
   otherwise, may re-marry, 134.
   but must rejoin husband, on return, 135.
   children, of second marriage, if any, stay with father, 135.
   deserted, 136.
   divorce of, who has borne children, 137.
   divorced, takes marriage portion, usufruct of field, garden, and
property, only leaves house, has custody and education of children, then
takes one child’s share, and is free to re-marry, 137.
      ,, and if not a mother, takes marriage portion and bride-price,
138.
      ,, or in lieu of bride-price, fixed sum, 139, 140.
   may seek divorce, 141.
   bad, divorced without compensation, 141.
   ,, reduced to status of slave, 141.
   denies conjugal rights, 142.
   if bad, drowned, 143.
   if justified by husband’s cruelty, separated, 142.
   good, stays at home, is not quarrelsome, economical, does not belittle