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§ 22
- show, 14, 367, 407, šum-ma a-wi-lum ḫu-ub-tam iḫ-bu-ut-ma it-ta-aṣ-ba-at a-wi-lum šu-ú id-da-ak, no
- show, 16, 93, 98, šumma awīlum ḫubtam iḫbut-ma ittaṣbat, awīlum šū iddâk., no
- show, 16, 93, 98, If a man committed a robbery and has been caught, that man will be executed.
§ 21
- show, 14, 177, 217, šum-ma a-wi-lum bi-tam ip-lu-uš i-na pa-ni pí-il-ši-im šu-a- ti i-du-uk-ku-šu-ma i-ʾa4-al-la-lu-šu, no
- show, 16, 37, 42, šumma awīlum bītam ipluš, ina pāni pilšim šuāti idukkūšū-ma iḫallalūšu., no
- show, 16, 37, 42, If a man broke into a house, he will be executed and hung in front of that breach.
§ 20
- show, 14, 427, 467, šum-ma ÌR i-na qá-at ṣa-bi-ta-ni-šu iḫ-ta-li-iq a-wi-lum šu-ú a-na be-el ÌR ni-iš i-lim i-za-kar-ma ú-ta-aš-šar, no
- show, 16, 117, 122, šumma wardum ina qāt ṣābitānīšu iḫtaliq, awīlum šū ana bēl wardim nīš ilim izakkar-ma ūtaššar., no
- show, 16, 117, 122, If the slave has escaped from his captor(s), that man will swear by the life of the god to the slave’s owner and be released.
§ 19
- show, 16, 95, 100, šum-ma ÌR šu-a-ti i-na bi-ti-šu ik-ta-la-šu wa-ar-ka ÌR i-na qá-ti-šu it-ta-aṣ-ba-at a-wi-lum šu-ú id-da-ak., no
- show, 16, 95, 100, šumma wardam šuāti ina bītīšu iktalāšu warka wardum ina qātīšu ittaṣbat, awīlum šû iddâk., no
- show, 16, 95, 100, If he has kept that slave in his house (and) later the slave has been caught in his possession, that man will be executed.
§ 18
- show, 16, 95, 100, šum-ma ÌR šu-ú be-el-šu la iz-za-kar a-na É.GAL i-re-ed-de-šu wa-ar-ka-sú ip-pa-ar-ra-ás-ma a-na be-lí-šu ú-ta-ar-ru-šu, no
- show, 16, 95, 100, šumma wardum šū bēlšu lā izzakar, ana ekallim ireddēšu; warkassu ipparras-ma ana bēlīšu utarrūšu., no
- show, 16, 95, 100, If said slave has not named his owner, he will conduct him to the palace; the circumstances of his case will be investigated and he will be returned to his owner.
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