La mention des enfants dans les textes néo-babyloniens By Francis Joannès

https://www.academia.edu/1492268/La_mention_des_enfants_dans_les_textes_n%C3%A9o_babyloniens?rhid=39921620816&swp=rr-rw-wc-1156016&nav_from=6f4ecaa9-2d78-4215-850c-e8800bc730e8 During the neo-Babylonian period, children are identified by sex and distributed in different age groups. Actually, the texts concerning slaves are the most explicit about the situation of children. Inside the family, the little child is primarily attached to the mother. Neo-Babylonian documentation provides information on the risks to which the young children are exposed: abandonment, sale or donation in case of heavy difficulties. The neo-babylonian temples appear, according to a very old tradition, to be strong guarantors for their protection, but the private archives also provide some indications of measures taken to ensure the future of the little children ...