Marriage-portion. _See_ Bride-price, Marriage: accompanies widow to a second husband, 73, H, 127 belongs to her and all her children, 73, H, 130 belongs to the children only, 57, 162, 130, 134 by “deed of gift,” as pin-money, 132 good against husband’s heirs, 132 but forfeited by second marriage, 132 childless widow takes it from the estate, 72, G could not be reclaimed as against children, 130 doubt in case of free wife of slave, 50, 175 father cannot reclaim against children, 57, 162, 130 in lands, oxen, furniture, etc., 131 its nature, 129, 130 its relation to the bride-price, 71, C lawsuit about, 132 less bride-price, if not repaid to husband, 57, 164, 124 nature of, 130 of concubine, 134 presented to concubine’s daughter, 60, 184 receipts for the payment of, 131 returned to injured wife, 55, 142 invalid wife, 56, 149 returned to the wife’s father’s house, 72, F, 122, 124 returned to wife’s father, if no children, 57, 163, 124 separate estate, 55, 138, 142, 56, 149, 156, 57, 162, 163, 59, 174-176, 61, 184, 72, 73, 122, 127 _sq._, 219 settlement of, by bride’s father, 71, C, 219 shall be adjudged an equivalent, 72, G shared by children of both marriages, 58, 173, 71; or by children of first only, 58, 174 taken by widow to second husband, 59, 172, 127 trousseau, 129 when not paid through inability, 72, E, 131 not to be cause of quarrel, 72, E, 131 when paid in full, 131 Marriages in ancient Babylonia, 114 _sq._, 123 _sq._ Master, rights and duties, 59, 175, 176, 63, 217, 223 Measure: of land by area, 189, 249 by the average yield, 190 of timber or stone, 380 Merchant, agent, money-lender, 79 acting by caravans, 282 bound to receive payment in kind, 51, Z business with agents, 51, 100-107 capital out on speculation, 281, 283 has crop assigned for debt, 50, X has to be reimbursed for ransoming official, 47, 32 his position in ancient Babylonia, 79 trading, 281 _sq._ his relation to business agent, 281 _sq._ in a distant transaction, 334, 335 in different relations of business, 48, 49, 49, 50-52, 52, 116-119, 56, 151, 50, X, 51, Z in purchasing foreign slaves, 67, 281 legal memoranda for security, 282 must keep accurate accounts, 51, 100 sharing in the farm with owner, 48, 49, 49, 50, 51 using canals, 284 Metayer. _See_ Land: employed by the temples, 211 form of tenancy, 65, 253-256, 196, 197 Metrology, contributions to, 380 Micheau stone, 131 Militia, statute-labor, corvée. _See_ Slavery: classes subject to, 202, 326 considered as a system, 201 _sq._ duty and privilege of its officers, 46, 26-29, 47, 30-39, 48, 40-41, 205 forced service, 45, 16, 200, 201 _sq._ illegal impressment, 325 in the army, 203, 204 service in weaving establishments, 203 some cities were exempted, 202 supplied from slavery, 173, 175, 203