4,000-Year-Old Prenup Mentions Infertility, Surrogacy and Divorce

[Judi Lynn]

By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | November 15, 2017 03:46pm ET

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Kim Kardashian made headlines recently for using a surrogate to carry her unborn child, but the practice of surrogacy — albeit in a different form — is much, much older, dating back at least 4,000 years, a new study finds.

Surrogacy in modern times often refers to the practice of a fertilized embryo from a couple being implanted and carried to term in another woman's womb. But, thousands of years ago, it took a different form.

Researchers discovered the ancient evidence of surrogacy while studying an Assyrian clay tablet that contains the oldest known marriage contract with language on infertility and surrogacy. The contract details how a man named Laqipum and his bride, Hatala, will move forward with surrogacy if they don't have a child within two years. [13 Facts on the History of Marriage]

"There are many different ways to solve infertility problems — like surrogacy, as mentioned even 4,000 years ago in this Assyrian clay tablet," the researchers wrote in the study.

More:
https://www.livescience.com/60950-oldest-marriage-contract-infertility-surrogacy.html?utm_source=notification

[physioex]

1. Not terribly surprised...

Marriage was concocted to preserve wealth and societies own self interests.