This study analyzes Article 110 of Hammurabi's Code, banning certain priestesses from taverns. It challenges moral readings, suggesting the law was an economic privilege protecting cloistered women. It shows how legal limits negotiated social status and female financial agency.
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Title
Articolo 110 del Codice di Hammurabi: divieto religioso o limitazione economica?
Authors
Virginia Mazzoni
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5.14
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Idee e oggetti in movimento: circolazione, connessioni, percezioni, limitazioni
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno 2023 del corso di dottorato in Studi Storici delle Università di Firenze e Siena (Siena, 17 maggio 2023)
Editors
Alberto Cancellara, Andrea Nossa, Leandro Stacchini, Barbara Testini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
202
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1079-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1080-5
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1081-2
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846