Adoption: adoption implied inheritance, 157, 160 brought responsibilities to both parties, 155 by craftsman, who has taught him his handicraft, 61, 188, 189; he cannot be redeemed, 61, 188; but redeemable if not taught, 61, 189 by deed signed and sealed, 155 by wealthy persons, 160 consent of others in the family, 156 duties of adopted children, 158, 159 such as service, 159 form of adoption, 157 frequency and reasons for, 154 if disinherited, he receives one-third of son’s share before leaving, 61, 191 but not field, garden, or house, 61, 191 method of procedure, 155 of child of unknown parents, 61, 186 who shall return to parents when known, 61, 186 of royal favorite, or courtier, or votary, 61, 187; who shall not be reclaimed, 61, 187 of natural son, 61, 185 precautions against suits, 159 punishment of adopted children, 160 pure and simple, 156 repudiation and disinheritance, 157 _sq._ repudiation by adopted son punished, 61, 192 _sq._ rights of adoption to be accepted, 61, 190 system considered, 154 _sq._ Adultery: charges of, 54, 129, 131, 132 of wife of captive excused, 54, 134 penalties for, 117, 118 penalty, strangling, 54, 129 drowning, 54, 133 Advocate or pleader, 88 Affidavit as to cause of death, 65, 249 Agent. _See_ Merchant: disputing with principal, 51, 106, 107 his power of attorney, 44, 7, 292 his relations with the principal, 51, 100-107 if loses or unsuccessful, or robbed, repays capital, 51, 101-103 must give strict account of intromissions, 51, 104 must have power of attorney, 69 must keep accounts, 51, 100 of money received, 51, 100 of interest due, 51, 100 must receive sealed acknowledgment, 51, 104 pays threefold for misappropriation, 51, 106 relation to the merchant, 281 _sq._ Agnates, their power, 137 Agriculture, its form, duties, and risks, 48 _sq._ Alienation: by assignments, 218 by business transfer, 218 by donations and bequests, 218 _sq._ by gifts to votary, daughter, wife, 220, 221 consent of legal heirs, 221 of property, 218 _sq._ of public property forbidden, 47, 33 sq. restricted by family rights, 219 Allowances: to divorced wife, 54, 137 usufruct to bring up the children, 54, 137 Alteration of bond by post-dating, 48, 48 Ammi-ditana, letters of, 328 Ammi-zadûga, letters of, 329 Ancestors: as a family bond, 120. _See_ Family Ancestral: domain, lands subject to, 187 estates, 194 Apprentice, slave taught as, 181, 182 Armenia, references to, in Sennacherib’s letters to Sargon, 338 _sq._ Artificers of the temple, 213 Ashurbânipal: friendly letters of, 360 _sq._ inquiries about oracles, 379 letters illustrating his reign, 347 _sq._, 352, 353 _sq._, 361 _sq._ son of Esarhaddon, 366 value of his library, 6, 10, 31