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an ethical code of conduct. He had to Sumerian Spiri. tual Tenets
Flo adhere to strict moral standards. Misfor
tunes came as results of moral transgressionssuch as lying, stealing, defra uding, maliciousness, adultery, coveting the possessions of others, unworthy ambitions, injurious teachings and other misdemeanours.17 The Sumerian spiritual tenets are, like the Egyptian, not available at one place. They have been collected from various places and have been re-arranged in order here.18
1. Tenets of Non-Violence. 1. Shedding of blood is sin. 2. Bringing of estrangement between father and son,
son and father, mother and daughter, daughter and mother, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, dautherin-law and mother-in-law, brother and brother, friend and friend, companion and companion is
a sin. 3. Keeping a person bound as a captive and a
prisoner is a sin. 4. The avoidance of light to a prisoner and torture
to him is a sin. 5. The neglect of father and mother and insult of
elder sister is a sin. 6. Causing separation of a united family is a sin. 7. Overstepping the just bounds is a sin. 8. The following of the path of evil is a sin. 9. Be helpful, be kind to the servant. 10. Not releasing a freed man out of the family is
a sin. 11. Setting himself up against a superior is a sin. 12. Tyranny, cruelty and oppression are sins, 13. Protect the maid of the house.
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