If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction firm, and the house which he has built collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house, that builder shall be put to death.
Babylonian king, code of laws
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"Were a child to strike a father, the child's hands were cut off."
Controversial"If a man strikes a free-born woman and causes her to abort her fetus, he shall pay ten shekels for her fetus."
Controversial"If a man strikes a free-born woman so that she loses her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her loss."
Strange & Unusual"If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove th…"
Humorous"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."
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