The Slave Class Was Controlled by the Law

If a man divorces his first time wife, he shall pay her one miner of silver. A man preceded by force and deflowered the virgin female slave of another man must pay five shekels. The slave class were clearly limited in their rights and limited in their individual importance. Violent injury of somebody else is subject to fines. If a man's slave woman speaks insolently to her, her mouth shall be scoured with one quart of salt.