الإعالة في العصر البابلي القديم

Abstract EN

The present study represents a trial for studying a social effective element in Babylonian life particularly the Babylonian family.

It is a completion of many studies that were written on this significant social aspect of Babylonian life.

Thanks to many cuneiform texts like letters and published contracts that were rendered by translators along with the Babylonian laws like Hammurabi Code.

These all concern our subject i.e.

“Sustenance” in many Judicial articles.

During our reading about this subject that “Sustenance” includes in the first place the family members like sons and parents let alone one’s wife.

The texts show that the bread winner have had the responsibility to give support and sustenance to the people under his custody.

In the case of being in shortage, he would incur judicial consequences.