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THE ROLE OF WOMEN
From the earliest times in ancient mesopotamia, women who came from a sector of societ that could afford to have statues made placed their likenesses in temple shrines. This was done so that their images would stand in constant prayer while they continued to go about their daily chores. This female worshipper statue wears a standard fashion of the time, a simple draped dress with her right shoulder bare and hair done up in elaborate braided coils.
The mesopotamian womans role was strickly defined. She was the daughter of her father or the wife of her husband. Women rarely acted as individuals outside the context of their families. Those who did so were usually royalty or the wives of men who had power and status.
Most girls were trained from childhood for the traditiional roles of wife, mother and house keeper, they learned how to grind grain, how to cook and make beverages, especially beer, and how to spin and weave cloth for clothing. If a woman worked outside her home, her job usually grew out of her household tasks. She might sell the beer she brewed, or even become a tavern keeper, child bearing and childcare roles led women to become midwives and also to create medicines that prevented pregnany or produce abortions, soon after puberty a young girl was considered ready for marriage, marriages were arrange by the families of the future bridge and groom. Ceremonies have been described where the future husband poured perfume on the head of the bride. he also gave her family money and other presents. Once a woman was engaged. she was considered part of her fiances family. if her husband to be died before the wedding she was married to one of his brothers or another male relative
PRECEPTS
108. if a tavern-keeper (feminine) does not accept corn according to gross weight in payment of drink, but takes money, and the price of the drink is less than that of the corn, she shall be convicted and thrown into the water
134. if any one be captured in war and there is not sustenance in his house, if then his wife go to another house this woman shall be help blameless
138. if a man wishes to separate from his wife who has borne him no children, he shall give her the ammount of her purchase money and the dowry which she brought from her fathers house, and let her go
148. If a man take a wife, and she be seized by disease, if he then desire to take a second wife he shall not put away his wife, who has been attacked by the disease, but he shall keep her in the house which he has built and support her so long as she lives
150. if a man give his wife a field,garden, and house and a deed therefor, if then after the death of her husband the sons raise no claim, then the mother may bequeath all to one of her sons whom she prefers, and need leave nothing to his brothers
FINALLY QUESTIONS
1.Which precepts support ideas expressed in the excerpy from the Role of Women? In what way? (its the top story)
2.What new information about women was revealed in the precepts?
3.What precept indicates whether men or women had more power? Explain
4. What precepts indicate that women could own property or business?
PLEASE HELP ME ITS DUE TOMORROW AND I cant understand these questionssss
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June 8, 2010 at 1:07 pm
you can find the information on Wikipedia.