The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-19

then the river seizes him, then he who
mas charged him can take possession of
MS property But if the river declares
MN to be guiltless and ne remains I'M
nurt, then he who has raised the false
accusation shall De killed and he who
mas jumped into the river shall have the
property of his accuser.
5. Ii a Judge has charge of a trial ana
passes Judgment and this judgment has
been put into working and if afterward
II turns out that this judgment has been
ialse ana the judge is then convicted of
having given a false decision. then he
snail return the fine he has inflicted
tWelvefold, and he shall be deprived OF
ms office as Judge and shall never re-
turn TO this office
g. If anybody robs either the temple or
the royal palace he shall be killed: ana
ne who has received such stolen goods
shall also be killed
Is. If anybody takes out of the city
gate the male or the female slave of the
palace or of a freedman he shall be
killed.
Il If anybody breaks hole into a
house he shall be killed in front of this
( hole and shall be burned there.
IS. II anybody has debt to pay and a
storm destroys his land. or the harvest is
wrecked. or there has been a lack OF
water. then he is not obliged to pay the
owner any grain for this year. nor shall
he be compelled to pay interest
los If the (WOman) keeper of an inn
harbors in her place those who conspire
killed.
III. If anybody cannot pay his debts
then he can give his wife or son or
daughter into the house of the creditor to
serve for three years, but in the fourth
/ year they shall be free.
I 132. If the finger (suspiciOn) has been
raised against the wife of a man. but
she has not been proved guilty. then she
/ shall for the sake of her husband jump
/ into the water.
141. II anybody's wife who lives in his
/ house fC nd haS heaA
/ guilty of sqUandering and making debts,
| and neglects her husband, then she shall
! be brought before the courts; and If the
1 husband then pronounoes her divorce, she
| shall go her way, but receive nothing II
/ the husband does not divorce her, then
she shall be servant in the house of heI
/ husband.
! 1853 IL anybody desires to discard his
| son and he says before the judge. L de-
1 sire to discard my son. then the judge
| shall examine his reasons, and If the sor
has not been guilty of great wrongs
! which justify his rejection as son, ther
his father shall not reject him
! 1853. If. on the other hand, he has beer
guilty. then the first time it shall be for
! given him; but il he is for second timt
| guilty, then the rejection shall follow
| 195. If son strikes his own father, nj:
| hands shall be hewn off.
I 49, II anybody strikes out the eye D
| another his own eye shall be forfeited
1877. If anybody breaks the bone of an
other, hiss bone, too. shall be broken
/ 200. If anybody destroys the IeeIn OF III:
equal his teeth too. shall be broken
215. If surgeon causes severe WOUND
with his knife, he shall be fined 10 shekei
of gold.
us If a surgeon through his operation
causes death for the patient, he shall b
killed.
229. IF a builder erects a house for an
other and it is not we'll made and IL falh
down and kills the owner, then the build
er shall be killed
245. If a person hires an OK and by hi
1 bad treatment kills the animal, he shall
give the owner another OK in the place o
The first
30 If a slave says to his master
Thou art not my master!' then his lOr,
shall cut off his ear.
In the conclusion of this code Ham
| nurabi repeatedly calls himself king o
Righteousness" as did his contemporary
Melchisedek of Jerusalem. and enjoin
, upon all of his successors upon tn
throne to observe this code and its laws
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