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1、TheCodeofHammurabiCODEOFLAWS1.Ifanyoneensnareanother,puttingabanuponhim,buthecannotproveit,thenhethatensnaredhimshallbeputtodeath.2.Ifanyonebringanaccusationagainstaman,andtheaccusedgototheriverandleapintotheriver,ifhesinkintheriverhisaccusershalltakepossessionofhishouse.Butiftheri
2、verprovethattheaccusedisnotguilty,andheescapeunhurt,thenhewhohadbroughttheaccusationshallbeputtodeath,whilehewholeapedintotherivershalltakepossessionofthehousethathadbelongedtohisaccuser.3.Ifanyonebringanaccusationofanycrimebeforetheelders,anddoesnotprovewhathehascharged,heshall,if
3、itbeacapitaloffensecharged,beputtodeath.4.Ifhesatisfytheelderstoimposeafineofgrainormoney,heshallreceivethefinethattheactionproduces.5.Ifajudgetryacase,reachadecision,andpresenthisjudgmentinwriting;iflatererrorshallappearinhisdecision,anditbethroughhisownfault,thenheshallpaytwelvet
4、imesthefinesetbyhiminthecase,andheshallbepubliclyremovedfromthejudge'sbench,andneveragainshallhesittheretorenderjudgement.6.Ifanyonestealthepropertyofatempleorofthecourt,heshallbeputtodeath,andalsotheonewhoreceivesthestolenthingfromhimshallbeputtodeath.7.Ifanyonebuyfromthesonorthes
5、laveofanotherman,withoutwitnessesoracontract,silverorgold,amaleorfemaleslave,anoxorasheep,anassoranything,orifhetakeitincharge,heisconsideredathiefandshallbeputtodeath.8.Ifanyonestealcattleorsheep,oranass,orapigoragoat,ifitbelongtoagodortothecourt,thethiefshallpaythirtyfoldtherefor
6、;iftheybelongedtoafreedmanofthekingheshallpaytenfold;ifthethiefhasnothingwithwhichtopayheshallbeputtodeath.9.Ifanyoneloseanarticle,andfinditinthepossessionofanother:ifthepersoninwhosepossessionthethingisfoundsay"Amerchantsoldittome,Ipaidforitbeforewitnesses,"andiftheownerofthething
7、say,"Iwillbringwitnesseswhoknowmyproperty,"thenshallthepurchaserbringthemerchantwhosoldittohim,andthewitnessesbeforewhomheboughtit,andtheownershallbringwitnesseswhocanidentifyhisproperty.Thejudgeshallexaminetheirtestimony--bothofthewitnessesbeforewhomthepricewaspaid,andofthewitness
8、eswhoidentifythelostarticl
