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because his laws were meant for everyone and it was fair. If a rich person and and a commoner made the bad thing they would get the same treatment

NOT! In social studies now i am learning about The Sumerians and ancient Sumerian empires. And, A rich person and a commoner would NOT have the same punishment. If you were rich then you would pay back something. Like one of Hammurabi's laws are the following:

If a commoner poked the eye of a man out he would have his eye poked out too.

If a rich commoner poked the eye of another commoners eye out then he would have to sell his wife daughter or son to business for 3 years.

Another thing, if a SLAVE had done something then he would also have more severe punishments. Like this:

If a commoner poked out the eye of another commoners bull's eye out he would pay the amount of that bull double.

If a slave poked out the eye of a commoners bull then he would have his eye poked out too.

and I don't know whats up with the eyes I'm just copying what the teacher (no worksheet) said.

and ill tell you something else i heard about his laws:

What the person did (pd): boy slap his father

Punishment (p): hand would get cut off

pd: Nun went into a wine store to get a drink ( i know crazy! they had wine!)

p:IS killed

PD: a wife disobeys her duties and ignores her husband

P: Killed

that's all i remember but yea.

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