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I don't read French or Egyptian, so I had to read Hammurabi's code at a later time. Hammurabi was a weird fella. For instance, here is number 2.
"If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser."
Is "river" to be taken literally? And why is this all the way up at number 2, anyway?
Signed by Louisiana Chief Justice Edward Bermúdez in 1888.
Louisiana Supreme Court Law Library, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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CODE in legno frassino dogato con elementi a giorno in legno frassino.
CODE in slatted ash wood with open elements in ash wood.
Code Orange // Day 3 // South By So What?! Music Festival // QuikTrip Park // Grand Prairie, Texas
March 22nd, 2015
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