Covenant of salt

A covenant of salt was a cultural practice in the ancient world in which one party would form a covenant by eating the salt of the other. Usually the party with the greater power or authority provided the salt.

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Covenant of salt

A covenant of salt was a cultural practice in the ancient world in which one party would form a covenant by eating the salt of the other. Usually the party with the greater power or authority provided the salt.

Source: Wikipedia "Covenant of salt" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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