INDEX
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Hammurabi, King of Babylonia and Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
The numbers refer to the sections of the Code.
Abatement, of rent, for loss of crop, 45, 46. of interest, 48.
Accidental loss, by storm or deluge, falls on tenant, 45. shared by landlord, if before rent is paid, 46. by drought, storm, or deluge, postpones payment of debt, 48.
Adjournment, for production of witnesses, 13. not to exceed six months, 13.
Adoption, of natural son, 185. of child of living parents, 186. parents may object, 186. votary or palace official cannot object, 187. by artisan, 188. no one can reclaim child, if he has been taught handicraft, 188. otherwise can be reclaimed, 189. adopted son must be formally acknowledged, 190. if not, returns to real parents on death of adoptive father, 190. adopted son cannot be cut off without legal process, 191. has one-third child’s share, 191. but no part of estate, 191. repudiation by adopted son severely punished, 192 ff.
Adultery, 129. penalty, drowning, 129.
Agent, relation to principal or merchant— must keep accounts, 100. of money received, 100. of interest due, 100. if unsuccessful, repays capital only, 101. if a loser, repays capital in full, 102. if robbed, can be excused payment, 103. must keep account of goods, 104. stating money value, 104. take inventory, 104. give receipt, 104. pays threefold for his defaults, 106.
Allotment, to ganger, constable, or tributary, 30. See Benefice.
Allowances, to divorced wife, 137. usufruct of field, garden, and goods.
Alteration of date for repayment, 48. called ‘wetting tablet,’ 48.
Approving lease, 44. See Lease.
Assault, of gentleman by gentleman, 202, 203. in a quarrel, 206. of poor man by poor man, 204. of gentleman by slave, 205. of pregnant woman, causing miscarriage— gentle woman, 209. poor woman, 211. slave, 213. causing her death— gentle woman, 210. poor woman, 212. slave, 214. See under Fines.
Assessment of damages— by sheep to growing crops, 57. ,, to ripe crops, 58. for cutting down tree in orchard, 59. for not carrying out terms of lease, 42, 44. for assault. See Fines. for carelessness. See Neglect. for culpable lack of skill. See Doctor.
Assignment for debt— of bare field, 49. of corn field, 50. of date plantation, X. of crop, Y. of wife, child, or slave, to work off debt, 115.
Average yield, assessed damages, 42, 43, 44, 55, 62, 65.
Backbiting, 161.
Bailiff. See Reeve, Ganger, Constable, Benefice.
Bailment, without witness or deed— from domestic inferior=theft, 7.
Banishment. See Exile.
Bearing sentence sought to be obtained. See Retaliation.
Benefice, the land, house, garden, and stock— assigned by king to ganger, constable, or tributary, 30. inalienable, 32, 36, 37. sale, or purchase, forbidden, 35. price paid forfeited, 35. not to be exchanged, 41. not to be devised to females, 38. may be deputed, 27. hereditary, 28. forfeited, by disuse, 30. may not be pledged, 38. saleable to other official (?), 40.
Betrothed, maiden lived in father’s house, 130.
Bigamy, in ignorance, 135.
Blood money. See Wit.
Boatmen, their duties and privileges, 234-241. same word denotes boat-builder (Winckler’s tr.).
Boats, passenger, 276. freight boat, 277. building, 234. of 60 gur, built, 234 (Winckler’s tr.) collision of, 241. wreck of, 235, 236.
Bond, a written deed or contract— needed for legal purchase, 7. for debt, 52. for storage, 122. for legal marriage, 128. shepherd’s, 264.
Branding, brander, 226, 227. on forehead, for slander, 127. slave without consent of owner, 226, 227.
Brawling, in wine shop, 109.
Breach of contract— by lessee, 42, 44, 256. See Lease, Metayer, Neglect. of promise, 159.
Breasts, cut off, 194.
Bride-price, a present to prospective father-in-law— usually returned with wife to bridegroom, 163. given back by husband to divorced wife, if not a mother, 138. returned to suitor, if not accepted, 160, 161. forfeited if suitor changes his mind, 159. if not given back to bridegroom with wife, deducted from marriage portion repaid to father-in-law, on death of wife, without children, 164. assessed at one mina of silver, for gentleman, 139. ,, one-third mina, for poor man, 139. to be set aside for unmarried son, by his brothers, on division of father’s property, 166.
Brothel (?). See Wine shop.
Builder’s duties and privileges, 228. of boats, 234 (Winckler’s tr.).
Burning, as penalty— for votary, opening or entering wine shop, 110. man and mother in incest, 157. thief at fire, 25.
Business. See Agent, Merchant, Office.
Buyer of benefice must discharge duties, 40.
Calling to account, 42, 108, 112, 113, 116, 124, 133, 141, 194, 255, 265.
Capital suit, 3.
Captives, 133, 280.