Laws §§ 6–25: Theft, Kidnapping, Robbery
- § 6 (summary) the punishment for stealing property from a deity or temple, or acquiring said property, is execution.
- § 7 (summary) the punishment for buying certain goods from a man's son or slave without witnesses is execution.
- § 8 (summary) as a muškēnum (working-class person), the punishment for stealing certain farm animals from a man, deity, or sacred location is ten times the animals' value; the punishment for inability to pay said value is execution.
- § 9 (summary) the punishment for selling stolen goods with adequate testimony from both the buyer and original owner is execution. The stolen goods and monies must be returned to the original owners.
- § 10 (summary) the punishment for holding stolen property without witnesses includes returning said property and execution.
- § 11 (summary) for property owners, the punishment for accusing someone of holding stolen property without witnesses is execution.
- § 12 (summary) the punishment for deceased sellers of stolen property is using the seller's estate to pay a five-fold fine of the judgment to the buyer.
- § 13 (summary) the punishment for buying stolen property and not providing witnesses within six months is a default judgment of guilt.
- § 14 (summary) the punishment for kidnapping another man's son is execution.
- § 15 (summary) the punishment for stealing a female slave is execution.
- § 16 (summary) the punishment for hiding missing slaves upon notice is execution.
- § 17 (summary) the reward for returning a missing slave is two shekels of silver.
- § 18 (summary) runaway slaves that refuse to name their owner must be escorted to the palace.
- § 19 (summary) the punishment for keeping runaway slaves is execution.
- § 20 (summary) an escaped slave may be released by means of making an oath to a deity in front of his owner.
- § 21 (summary) the punishment for forced entry into a home is execution and hanging.
- § 22 (summary) the punishment for robbery is execution.
- § 23 (summary) the remedy for victims of robbery is replacement of missing property by the regional representative.
- § 24 (summary) the remedy for loss of life following a robbery is one mina of silver to certain individuals.
- § 25 (summary) the punishment for robbing a man's house following a fire is forced placement into said fire.
Citation
Dedović, B. "Theft, Kidnapping, Robbery - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Oct. 2023, ehlaw.org/lch/law-groups/theft-kidnapping-robbery. [Accessed 2 Nov. 2024]
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Dedović, B. (2023, October 10). Theft, Kidnapping, Robbery - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/lch/law-groups/theft-kidnapping-robbery
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Bibliography
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]
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