180. If a father has not presented a gift[223] to his daughter, who is a recluse or a public woman, after the father has gone to (his) [pg 508] fate, she shall take a share in the property of the father's house like a son, and enjoy (it) as long as she lives. What she leaves belongs to her brothers.
181. If a father has brought to a god a hierodule or a virgin, and has not presented to her a gift,[224] after the father has gone to (his) fate, she shall share in the property of the father's house a third (as) her inheritance, and she shall enjoy (it) as long as she lives. What she leaves belongs to her brothers.
182. If a father has not presented a gift to his daughter, priestess of Merodach of Babylon, (and) has not written for her a sealed tablet, after the father has gone to (his) fate, she shall share, with her brothers, in the property of the father's house a third part (as) her inheritance, and she shall not carry on its administration. The priestess of Merodach may give what she leaves to whomsoever she pleases.
183. If a father has presented a marriage-gift to his concubine-daughter, given her to a husband, (and) written for her a sealed tablet, after the father has gone to (his) fate, she shall not share in the property of the father's house.[225]
184. If a man has not presented to his concubine-daughter a marriage-gift, (and) has not given her to a husband, after the father has gone to (his) fate, her brothers shall give her a wedding-gift according to the amount (of the property) of the father's house, and shall give her to a husband.
185. If a man has adopted[226] a child by its name,[227] and has brought it up, that foster-child cannot be claimed back.
186. If a man has adopted a child, and when he had adopted him, he rebelled against his (foster-)father and his (foster-)mother, that foster-child shall return to his father's house.
187. The son of a favourite attending the palace, and the son of a public woman, cannot be claimed back.[228]
188. If an artizan[229] has taken a child to bring up,[230] and has taught him his handicraft, he cannot be claimed back.
189. If he has not taught him his handicraft, that foster-child[231] may return to his father's house.