The Oldest Code of Laws in the World eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 65 pages of information about The Oldest Code of Laws in the World.

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 65 pages of information about The Oldest Code of Laws in the World.

Corn land, 62.

Corporate liability, 23, 32.

Corvee. See Militia.

Courtship, 159, 161.

Cow, in milk, hire of, 243.

Creditor. See also Merchant.
   must not ill treat pledge for debt, 116.
   must release at end of three years, 117.
   may sell pledged slave, on removal, 118.
   may not repay himself from debtor’s goods, 113.

Crop, assigned for debt, 51.
   sold at king’s price, 51.

Crown, man’s. See Strength.

Cultivation of fields—­
   operations needful, 43.

Custody of child, in mother, 29.

Cutting down trees—­
   assessment of damage, half mina of silver per tree, 59.

Damage to crops, by sheep—­
   assessed at twenty GUR per GAN, 57.
   to ripe crops, at sixty GUR per GAN, 58.
   by flooding field, 56.
   by cutting down trees, assessed at half mina of silver per tree, 59.

Damages, for breach of contract, 42, 44.
   for eviction from purchase, 12.
   for eviction from house, Y.

Damnum sine injuria, 115, 118, 123, 250.

Date palm, plantation of, X.

Daughter cannot inherit benefice, 38.

Death penalty, inflicted for—­
   witchcraft, 1.
   threatening witnesses, 3.
   perjury, 3.
   theft, 4.
   receiving stolen goods, 4.
   buying from domestic inferior, 7.
   taking on deposit from domestic inferior, 7.
   in default of multiple restitution, for theft of second order, 8.
   appropriation of lost properly, 9.
   selling lost property, 10.
   vexatious claim of property as lost, 11.
   kidnapping, 14.
   procuring desertion of slave, 15.
   harbouring fugitive slave, 18.
   ,, of defaulting militia, 16.
   detaining fugitive slave, 18.
   keeping recaptured slave, 19.
   housebreaking, 21.
   highway robbery, 22.
   theft at fire, 25.
   allowing seditious brawling in wine shop, 109.
   rape of betrothed maiden, 130.
   for ganger, constable, neglecting duty, 26.
   ,, ,, sending substitutes, 26.
   causing death of pregnant woman by assault, 210.
   for getting a slave branded unknown to owner, 227.
   for building so badly as to cause death of owner, 229.
   See also Burning, Drowning, Impalement.

Death of defendant, 12.

Debt, abatement for damage by storm, deluge, and drought, 48.
   not to be repaid from debtor’s goods, without his consent, 113.
   hostages for, 117.
   to be well treated, 118.
   released after three years, 117.
   of man before marriage, not binding on wife, 151.
   of woman before marriage, not binding on husband, 151.
   of both after marriage, binding on both, 151.

Debtor’s risk, 48.
   privileged to pay in kind, Z.

Defamation, 161.

Deferred foreclosure, 48.

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