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Sedale Justice

27 April 2026

8m 12s

Babylonian Marriage Market

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There’s a painting that I can’t get out of my head. It’s titled ‘The Babylonian Marriage Market’. The artist is Edwin long. He depicts a scene of women being sold to the highest bidder in an open market where anyone can participate. Sounds crazy? Well, maybe it’s not as crazy as you think.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babylonian_Marriage_Market

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babylonian_Marriage_Market#/media/File:Babylonian_marriage_market.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/marriage-market-price

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+the+babylonian+marriage+market+worked&oq=how+the+babylonian+marriage+market+worked&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCjE4Njk1ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBYruCFl8rgOS&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:1121506b,vid:iJc6LZ6aQM4,st:0

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x_-5DfVw7bA

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