Question

Analyze the following law from the Code of Hammurabi, the legal code used in ancient Babylon.
150. If a man gives his wife a field, garden, and a 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 on of her sons whom she prefers, and need leave nothing to his brothers.
- Code of Hammurabi

What does this text indicate about Babylonian society?

Answer 1

A. Daughters did not have the right to inherit property.

B. After death, men were still expected to provide for surviving wives and children.

C. The firstborn son was more important than the others.

D. A widow was not expected to have the ability to earn a living.

Answer 2

I think that it is A.

Answer 3

A is correct