DAY 3:
So Hammurabi has published his code of laws. Now you might have heard about Hammurabi’s Code of Laws and how harsh some of them are. The laws were first written on clay and later written on huge black stones that were set in the temple courtyard for everyone to see. There are a total of 282 laws, and most of the laws deal with family problems. I picked out a few of the harsher ones. They are written below.
“If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.”
“If an adoptive son says to his adoptive father or mother: "You are not my father, or my mother," his tongue shall be cut off.”
“If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be cut off.”
“If a slave says to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear.”
The following are some laws that are considered reasonable or fair.
“If a contractor built a house for someone and the walls start to fall then the builder has to use his own money and labor to make the walls secure.”
“If a judge makes an error through his own fault when trying a case he must pay a fine, leave the judge’s bench and never judge another case again.”
Now I am done for the day, so I think I will take a look at the ziggurats around Mesopotamia. Talk to you tomorrow!
So Hammurabi has published his code of laws. Now you might have heard about Hammurabi’s Code of Laws and how harsh some of them are. The laws were first written on clay and later written on huge black stones that were set in the temple courtyard for everyone to see. There are a total of 282 laws, and most of the laws deal with family problems. I picked out a few of the harsher ones. They are written below.
“If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.”
“If an adoptive son says to his adoptive father or mother: "You are not my father, or my mother," his tongue shall be cut off.”
“If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be cut off.”
“If a slave says to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear.”
The following are some laws that are considered reasonable or fair.
“If a contractor built a house for someone and the walls start to fall then the builder has to use his own money and labor to make the walls secure.”
“If a judge makes an error through his own fault when trying a case he must pay a fine, leave the judge’s bench and never judge another case again.”
Now I am done for the day, so I think I will take a look at the ziggurats around Mesopotamia. Talk to you tomorrow!