I was granted my rule by the gods 'to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak'.
Babylonian king, code of laws
From the prologue of the Code of Hammurabi
c. 1754 BC
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"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."
Controversial"If a man betroth a girl to his son, and his son have intercourse with her, but he (the father) afterward defile her, and be surprised, then he shall be bound and cast into the water (drowned)."
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 a slave says to the master, 'you are not my master,' the master shall cut off the slave's ear."
Humorous"If a physician makes a large incision with an operating knife and kills the patient, his hands shall be cut off."
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