Letters and letter-writing in Babylonia, 307 _sq._ about Elam and southern Babylonia, 360-364 Assyrian, 312 business, and orders, 382 _sq._ Cappadocian, 312 classification of, 314 colloquial phrasing, 308, 309 difference in deciphering, 309 elliptical phrases, 309 form of letter, baked clay, 307 its envelope, 307 its date, 307 from the last year of Shamash-shum-ukin, 347-352 _q.v._ historical value of, 314 love-letter, 336 methods of securing privacy, 307 miscellaneous Assyrian, 365-381 of Abêshu’, 328 of Ammi-ditana, 328 of Ammi-zadûga, 329 of first Babylonian dynasty, 310 of Ḥammurabi, _q.v._ of Samsu-iluna, 327 _q.v._ of Sin-iddinam, 316, 329 of subsequent period, 311 of Tell el Amarna, 311 of the second Babylonian Empire, 382-385 old Babylonian, 336 other letters, 330 postal system for, 309 private, 308 private, of first Babylonian dynasty, 331 _sq._ regarding affairs in southern Babylonia, 353-359 royal, 315 Sennacherib to his father Sargon, 338-346 _q.v._ style of address, 308 translations of, 313 variations of formula in, 308 Levy-master, warrant-officer, tributary. _See_ Militia: brands an escaped slave, 176 his duty and privilege, 46, 26-29, 47, 30-39 Lion, destruction by, 65, 244, 66, 266 Litigation not encouraged, 95 Loans. _See_ Metayer, Trading: by merchants and agents, 281 _sq._ for payment of taxes, 252 from the temple, 252 giving pledges as security, 262, 263 in series of advances, 234 made by the king, 258 of corn, 253, 258, 259 of current coin, 253 of material or property, 256 of oil, 257 of other produce, 253, 259 of property on approval, 256 of wine, 257 of working material, 255 on exchange, 255 on land, 197. _See_ Land on pledges named, 264. _See_ Pledges on promissory notes, 251 on usual interest, 255 _sq._ on vineyard of slaves, 264 receipts for, 295 receipts for repayment of, 259 records of, 253 temporary, at harvest-time, 251 value of preserved bonds, 250 _sq._ Local liability for: compensation for highway robbery, 46, 23, 24, 115 redemption of captive official, 47, 32 Loss: by God’s hand, 65, 249, 66, 266 by housebreaking or rebellion, 53, 125 of claim in court, 98 or no claim allowed, 99 of crop, shared by landlord, 48, 45 of flock or herd, 63, 226 of hired animals, 65, 245, 249 of interest, 48, 48 Lost property: pretence of losing, how punished, 53, 126 recovery by owner, 45, 9 sale by finder equals theft, 45, 9 Lying in claiming goods, 45, 9-13 Magistrate, city or district governor, is liable for crime within the bounds, 46, 23, 24 Maid. _See_ Slave: given by votary to husband to have children, 55, 144 her children free, 58, 171; how made equal to wife’s, 58, 170 may be sold if childless, 55, 146 not to be sold if a mother, 55, 146 not to rival her mistress, 55, 146 penalty, to receive the slave-mark, 55, 146