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Hittite legal code 189 prohibits various incestuous relationships (Mother-Son, Father-Daughter, Father-Son) but makes no mention of Mother-Daughter incest. Was this something they actually permitted, or was it that female-female sexual relationships was overlooked by Hittite society?

by /u/Tatem1961 in /r/AskHistorians

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