$131. If the wife of a man has been accused by her husband, and she has not been caught in lying with another male, she shall swear by God and shall return to her house.
§ 132. If a wife of a man on account of another male has had the finger pointed at her and has not been caught in lying with another male, for her husband’s sake she shall plunge into the holy river. [Nu 5!-]. i :
§ 133. If a man has been taken captive and in his house there is maintenance, but his wife has gone out from her house and entered into the house of another; because that woman has not guarded her body and has entered into the house of another, one shall call that woman to account and throw her into the waters. F ’
§ 134. If a man has been taken captive and in his house there is no maintenance, and his wife has entered into the house of another, that woman has no blame. : P
§ 135. If a man has been taken captive and in his house there is no maintenance before her, his wife has entered into the house of another and has borne children, afterwards her husband has returned and regained his city, that woman shall return to her bridegroom. The children shall go after their father. , :
§ 136. If a man has left his city and fled, and
after his departure his wife has entered the house of another, if that man shall return and seize his wife; because he hated his city and fled, the wife of the truant shall not return to her husband.
§ 137. If a man has set his face to put away his concubine who has borne him children or his wife who has granted him children, to that woman he shall return her marriage portion. Further, he shall give her the usufruct of field, garden, and goods, and she shall bring up her children. From the time that her children are grown up, from whatever is given to her children, they shall give her ashare like that of one son and she shall marry the husband of her choice.
§ 138. If a man has put away his bride who has not borne him children, he shall give her money as much as her bride-price. Further, he shall pay her the marriage portion which she brought from her father’s house, and shall put her away. [Dt 241, Mal 26),
§ 139. If there was no bride-price he shall give one mina of silver for a divorce.
§ 140. If he is a poor man he shall give her one- third of a mina of silver.
§ 141. If the wife of a man who is living in the house of her husband has set her face to go out and has acted the fool, has wasted her house, has be- littled her husband, one shall call her to account, and if her husband has said, ‘I put her away,’ he shall put her away and she shall go her way, he shall not give her anything for her divorce. If her husband has said, ‘I will not put her away,’ and her husband shall marry another woman, that woman as a maidservant shall dwell in the house of her husband.
§ 142. If a woman hates her husband and has | said, ‘Thou shalt not possess me,’ one shall inquire into her past as to what is her lack, and if she has been economical and has no vice, while her husband has gone out and greatly belittled her, that woman has no blame, she shall take her marriage portion and go off to her father’s house.
§ 143. If she has not been economical but a goer about, has wasted her house, has belittled her husband, one shall throw that woman into the waters.
§ 144. If a man has espoused a votary and _ that votary has given a maid to her husband and has brought up children, but that man has set his face to take a concubine, one shall not countenance that'man, he shall not take aconcubine. [Gn 16% Q1IF. Ost 9-1,
§ 145. If a man has espoused a votary and she has not granted him children and he has set his face to take a concubine, that man shall take a concubine, he shall cause her to enter into his house. ‘That concubine shall not put herself on an equality with the wife.
§ 146. If a man has espoused a votary and she has given a maid to her husband and the maid has borne children, and afterwards that maid has made herself equal with her mistress; because she has borne children her mistress shall not sell her for money, she shall put a mark upon her and count her among the maidservants. [Gn 16 21”, Dt 21%, TiSel2zsy):
§ 147. If she has not borne children her mistress may sell her for money.
$148. If a man has married a wife and a sickness has seized her, and he has set his face to marry a second wife, he may marry her, but his wife whom the sickness has seized he shall not put away, in the home she shall dwell, and as long as she lives he shall sustain her.