自婚姻制度以来，嫁妆便占据重要位置。古巴比伦时代，嫁妆之于女子的重要意义不可忽视。本课题分析了嫁妆观念的由来、主要内容和价值以及嫁妆构成及归属问题。古巴比伦时期，能够成为女子嫁妆的财产类型较为多样，从日常用品、农耕土地、私有奴隶再到金银农具，嫁妆能够将婚姻生活中方方面面的事物全部包含在内。嫁妆最初归属为女方，但是最终会因为不同情况，归属于女方、女方子女或女方父亲。

Since the institution of marriage, dowry has occupied an important position. In ancient Babylonian times, the importance of dowry to women cannot be ignored. This topic analyzes the origin, main content and value of the concept of dowry as well as the composition and attribution of dowry. In ancient Babylonia, a woman's dowry consisted of a wide variety of assets, ranging from daily necessities, agricultural land, private slaves, and gold and silver tools. Dowry included all aspects of married life. The dowry originally belonged to the woman, but eventually to the woman, her children or her father, depending on the circumstances.