Babylonian votaress despatching a caravan for trade. Under the first dynasty of Babylon religious votaresses from the upper classes were allowed to engage in commerce on thir own account, but were forbidden to open or enter a beer shop, the penalty for misbehaviour was death. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Babylonian votaress despatching a caravan for trade. Under the first dynasty of Babylon religious votaresses from the upper classes were allowed to engage in commerce on thir own account, but were forbidden to open or enter a beer shop, the penalty for misbehaviour was death. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

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