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The code deals with such matters as disputed ownership of slaves, rape and adultery, the rights of a wife when divorced or a widow, the custody of children born after divorce, inheritance, sale and mortgaging of property, ransom, children of mixed (slave, free and foreign) marriages, and adoption.[8] The code makes legal distinctions between different social classes. Free, serf, slave, and foreigner social statuses are recognized within the document. image credit w u Afrank99 – Own work
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