Were a child to strike a father, the child's hands were cut off.
Babylonian king, code of laws
Were a child to strike a father, the child's hands were cut off.
Babylonian king, code of laws
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"If a man's wife is caught lying with another man, they shall bind them and throw them into the water."
Strange & Unusual"If a man's wife be surprised (in flagrante delicto) with another man, both shall be tied and thrown into the water, but the husband may pardon his wife and the king his slaves."
Humorous"If a barber, without the knowledge of the owner of a slave, cuts off the slave's 'mark,' he shall cut off the barber's fingers."
Controversial"If any one deceive a barber, and have him mark a slave not for sale with the sign of a slave, he shall be put to death, and buried in his house. The barber shall swear: “I did not mark him wittingly,”…"
Humorous"If a man opens his ditch for irrigation, and the water overflows and floods his neighbor's field, he shall pay grain to his neighbor for his loss."
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