From the Code of
HAMMURABI
King of Babylon (2200 BC)
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If a builder
builds a house for a man and do not make its construction firm and
the house which he has built collapse and cause the death of the
owner of the house - that builder shall be put to death. |
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If it cause
the death of the son of the owner of the house - they shall put to
death a son of that builder |
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If it cause
the death of a slave of the owner of the house - he shall give to
the owner a slave of equal value. |
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If it
destroy property, he shall restore whatever it destroyed, and
because he did not make the house which he built firm and it
collapsed, he shall rebuild the house which collapsed at his own
expense. |
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If a builder
build a house for a man and do not make its construction meet the
requirements and a wall fall in, that builder shall strengthen the
wall at his own expense |
Translated by R.F. Harper, "Code of
Hammurabi" p. 83 |