汉谟拉比法典英文版Word文档下载推荐.docx

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5.Ifajudgetryacase,reachadecision,andpresenthisjudgmentinwriting;

iflatererrorshallappearinhisdecision,anditbethroughhisownfault,thenheshallpaytwelvetimesthefinesetbyhiminthecase,andheshallbepubliclyremovedfromthejudge'

sbench,andneveragainshallhesittheretorenderjudgement.

6.Ifanyonestealthepropertyofatempleorofthecourt,heshallbeputtodeath,andalsotheonewhoreceivesthestolenthingfromhimshallbeputtodeath.

7.Ifanyonebuyfromthesonortheslaveofanotherman,withoutwitnessesoracontract,silverorgold,amaleorfemaleslave,anoxorasheep,anassoranything,orifhetakeitincharge,heisconsideredathiefandshallbeputtodeath.

8.Ifanyonestealcattleorsheep,oranass,orapigoragoat,ifitbelongtoagodortothecourt,thethiefshallpaythirtyfoldtherefor;

iftheybelongedtoafreedmanofthekingheshallpaytenfold;

ifthethiefhasnothingwithwhichtopayheshallbeputtodeath.

9.Ifanyoneloseanarticle,andfinditinthepossessionofanother:

ifthepersoninwhosepossessionthethingisfoundsay"

Amerchantsoldittome,Ipaidforitbeforewitnesses,"

andiftheownerofthethingsay,"

Iwillbringwitnesseswhoknowmyproperty,"

thenshallthepurchaserbringthemerchantwhosoldittohim,andthewitnessesbeforewhomheboughtit,andtheownershallbringwitnesseswhocanidentifyhisproperty.Thejudgeshallexaminetheirtestimony--bothofthewitnessesbeforewhomthepricewaspaid,andofthewitnesseswhoidentifythelostarticleonoath.Themerchantisthenprovedtobeathiefandshallbeputtodeath.Theownerofthelostarticlereceiveshisproperty,andhewhoboughtitreceivesthemoneyhepaidfromtheestateofthemerchant.

10.Ifthepurchaserdoesnotbringthemerchantandthewitnessesbeforewhomheboughtthearticle,butitsownerbringwitnesseswhoidentifyit,thenthebuyeristhethiefandshallbeputtodeath,andtheownerreceivesthelostarticle.

11.Iftheownerdonotbringwitnessestoidentifythelostarticle,heisanevil-doer,hehastraduced,andshallbeputtodeath.

12.Ifthewitnessesbenotathand,thenshallthejudgesetalimit,attheexpirationofsixmonths.Ifhiswitnesseshavenotappearedwithinthesixmonths,heisanevil-doer,andshallbearthefineofthependingcase.

14.Ifanyonestealtheminorsonofanother,heshallbeputtodeath.

15.Ifanyonetakeamaleorfemaleslaveofthecourt,oramaleorfemaleslaveofafreedman,outsidethecitygates,heshallbeputtodeath.

16.Ifanyonereceiveintohishousearunawaymaleorfemaleslaveofthecourt,orofafreedman,anddoesnotbringitoutatthepublicproclamationofthemajordomus,themasterofthehouseshallbeputtodeath.

17.Ifanyonefindrunawaymaleorfemaleslavesintheopencountryandbringthemtotheirmasters,themasteroftheslavesshallpayhimtwoshekelsofsilver.

18.Iftheslavewillnotgivethenameofthemaster,thefindershallbringhimtothepalace;

afurtherinvestigationmustfollow,andtheslaveshallbereturnedtohismaster.

19.Ifheholdtheslavesinhishouse,andtheyarecaughtthere,heshallbeputtodeath.

20.Iftheslavethathecaughtrunawayfromhim,thenshallhesweartotheownersoftheslave,andheisfreeofallblame.

21.Ifanyonebreakaholeintoahouse（breakintosteal）,heshallbeputtodeathbeforethatholeandbeburied.

22.Ifanyoneiscommittingarobberyandiscaught,thenheshallbeputtodeath.

23.Iftherobberisnotcaught,thenshallhewhowasrobbedclaimunderoaththeamountofhisloss;

thenshallthecommunity,and...onwhosegroundandterritoryandinwhosedomainitwascompensatehimforthegoodsstolen.

24.Ifpersonsarestolen,thenshallthecommunityand...payoneminaofsilvertotheirrelatives.

25.Iffirebreakoutinahouse,andsomeonewhocomestoputitoutcasthiseyeuponthepropertyoftheownerofthehouse,andtakethepropertyofthemasterofthehouse,heshallbethrownintothatself-samefire.

26.Ifachieftainoraman（commonsoldier）,whohasbeenorderedtogoupontheking'

shighwayforwardoesnotgo,buthiresamercenary,ifhewithholdsthecompensation,thenshallthisofficerormanbeputtodeath,andhewhorepresentedhimshalltakepossessionofhishouse.

27.Ifachieftainormanbecaughtinthemisfortuneoftheking（capturedinbattle）,andifhisfieldsandgardenbegiventoanotherandhetakepossession,ifhereturnandreacheshisplace,hisfieldandgardenshallbereturnedtohim,heshalltakeitoveragain.

28.Ifachieftainoramanbecaughtinthemisfortuneofaking,ifhissonisabletoenterintopossession,thenthefieldandgardenshallbegiventohim,heshalltakeoverthefeeofhisfather.

29.Ifhissonisstillyoung,andcannottakepossession,athirdofthefieldandgardenshallbegiventohismother,andsheshallbringhimup.

30.Ifachieftainoramanleavehishouse,garden,andfieldandhiresitout,andsomeoneelsetakespossessionofhishouse,garden,andfieldandusesitforthreeyears:

ifthefirstownerreturnandclaimshishouse,garden,andfield,itshallnotbegiventohim,buthewhohastakenpossessionofitanduseditshallcontinuetouseit.

31.Ifhehireitoutforoneyearandthenreturn,thehouse,garden,andfieldshallbegivenbacktohim,andheshalltakeitoveragain.

32.Ifachieftainoramaniscapturedonthe"

WayoftheKing"

（inwar）,andamerchantbuyhimfree,andbringhimbacktohisplace;

ifhehavethemeansinhishousetobuyhisfreedom,heshallbuyhimselffree:

ifhehavenothinginhishousewithwhichtobuyhimselffree,heshallbeboughtfreebythetempleofhiscommunity;

iftherebenothinginthetemplewithwhichtobuyhimfree,thecourtshallbuyhisfreedom.Hisfield,garden,andhouseshallnotbegivenforthepurchaseofhisfreedom.

33.Ifa...ora...enterhimselfaswithdrawnfromthe"

WayoftheKing,"

andsendamercenaryassubstitute,butwithdrawhim,thenthe...or...shallbeputtodeath.

34.Ifa...ora...harmthepropertyofacaptain,injurethecaptain,ortakeawayfromthecaptainagiftpresentedtohimbytheking,thenthe...or...shallbeputtodeath.

35.Ifanyonebuythecattleorsheepwhichthekinghasgiventochieftainsfromhim,heloseshismoney.

36.Thefield,garden,andhouseofachieftain,ofaman,orofonesubjecttoquit-rent,cannotbesold.

37.Ifanyonebuythefield,garden,andhouseofachieftain,man,oronesubjecttoquit-rent,hiscontracttabletofsaleshallbebroken（declaredinvalid）andheloseshismoney.Thefield,garden,andhousereturntotheirowners.

38.Achieftain,man,oronesubjecttoquit-rentcannotassignhistenureoffield,house,andgardentohiswifeordaughter,norcanheassignitforadebt.

39.Hemay,however,assignafield,garden,orhousewhichhehasbought,andholdsasproperty,tohiswifeordaughterorgiveitfordebt.

40.Hemaysellfield,garden,andhousetoamerchant（royalagents）ortoanyotherpublicofficial,thebuyerholdingfield,house,andgardenforitsusufruct.

41.Ifanyonefenceinthefield,garden,andhouseofachieftain,man,oronesubjecttoquit-rent,furnishingthepalingstherefor;

ifthechieftain,man,oronesubjecttoquit-rentreturntofield,garden,andhouse,thepalingswhichweregiventohimbecomehisproperty.

42.Ifanyonetakeoverafieldtotillit,andobtainnoharvesttherefrom,itmustbeprovedthathedidnoworkonthefield,andhemustdelivergrain,justashisneighborraised,totheownerofthefield.

43.Ifhedonottillthefield,butletitliefallow,heshallgivegrainlikehisneighbor'

stotheownerofthefield,andthefieldwhichheletliefallowhemustplowandsowandreturntoitsowner.

44.Ifanyonetakeoverawaste-lyingfieldtomakeitarable,butislazy,anddoesnotmakeitarable,heshallplowthefallowfieldinthefourthyear,harrowitandtillit,andgiveitbacktoitsowner,andforeachtengan（ameasureofarea）tengurofgrainshallbepaid.

45.Ifamanrenthisfieldfortillageforafixedrental,andreceivetherentofhisfield,butbadweathercomeanddestroytheharvest,theinjuryfallsuponthetillerofthesoil.

46.Ifhedonotreceiveafixedrentalforhisfield,butletsitonhalforthirdsharesoftheharvest,thegrainonthefieldshallbedividedproportionatelybetweenthetillerandtheowner.

47.Ifthetiller,becausehedidnotsucceedinthefirstyear,hashadthesoiltilledbyothers,theownermayraisenoobjection;

thefieldhasbeencultivatedandhereceivestheharvestaccordingtoagreement.

48.Ifanyoneoweadebtforaloan,andasto