The Code of Hammurabi电子书

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THE CODE OF HAMMURABI

Witchcraft and the ordeal by water

Witchcraft and the ordeal by water

False witness in capital suit

False witness in In civil case

Judgment once given not to be altered

Burglary and acceptance of stolen goods

Dealings with irresponsible persons

Theft

Procedure in case of the discovery of lost property

Procedure in case of the discovery of lost property

Procedure in case of the discovery of lost property

Procedure in case of the discovery of lost property

Judgment by default

Kidnapping

Abduction of slave

Harboring a fugitive slave

The capture of a fugitive slave

The capture of a fugitive slave

The capture of a fugitive slave

The capture of a fugitive slave

Burglary

Highway robbery

Highway robbery

Highway robbery

Theft at a fire

Duties and privileges of an officer over the levy

Duties and privileges of an officer over the levy

Rights and duties of an official's son

Rights and duties of an official's son

Penalty for neglect of an official's benefice

Penalty for neglect of an official's benefice

An official's ransom, if captured

Duties of district governors

Governors not to oppress subordinates

The benefice of a levy-master, warrant-officer, or tributary inalienable

The benefice of a levy-master, warrant-officer, or tributary inalienable

The benefice of a levy-master, warrant-officer, or tributary inalienable

Not to be bequeathed to an official's family

Not to be bequeathed to an official's family

The obligation resting upon a buyer of real estate

A benefice not to be exchanged

Responsibilities of land-tenants

Responsibilities of land-tenants

The rent of unbroken land

Loss of crop by storm apportioned between landlord and tenant

Loss of crop by storm apportioned between landlord and tenant

Landlord cannot restrain a satisfactory tenant from subletting

Abatement of debt on account of storm, flood, or drought

Rights in a crop pledged for debt

Rights in a crop pledged for debt

Rights in a crop pledged for debt

Rights in a crop pledged for debt

Riparian responsibilities

Penalty for neglect to shut off water

Penalty for neglect to shut off water

Damage done to growing crop by sheep

Damage done to growing crop by sheep

Cutting down a tree without permission Rent of a gardenplot

Cutting down a tree without permission Rent of a gardenplot

Cutting down a tree without permission Rent of a gardenplot

Cutting down a tree without permission Rent of a gardenplot

Garden rented on shares

Garden rented on shares

Three of five erased columns

Obligations of owner to gather a date-crop assigned for debt

Eviction of house-tenant

Acceptance of goods in payment of debt, in default of money or corn

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THE PROLOGUE AND EPILOGUE TO THE CODE OF HAMMURABI

PROLOGUE TO THE CODE OF HAMMURABI

THE EPILOGUE