“Hagar Tablet”: This circa 2000 B.C.E. marriage contract from Kultepe-Kanesh was revealed in 2017. It contains an clause that if the couple cannot produce a child after two years, a slave-girl will be brought in as a surrogate mother to produce a male heir. The slave-girl was then to be set free after giving birth to a male.
Ahmet Berkiz Turp, Harran University