1 199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its 2 value. 3 202. If any one strike the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip 4 in public. 5 6 203. If a free-born man strike the body of another free-born man or equal rank, he shall pay one gold mina. 7 8 Source: “Code of Hammurabi.” Translated by L.W. King. The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1915. Found on the Fordham University’s Ancient History Sourcebook: 2a. What is the difference 2b. What is the punishment if a 2c. What is the punishment if a 2d. How do the punishments 2e. According to this document, between a free-born man and a free-born man “strike the body” man “strike the body” of a differ if a man “strike the body” was everyone equal in slave? of “another free-born man?” “man higher in rank than he?” of “another free-born man” or a Babylonia? Explain. “man higher in rank than he?” Which punishment is more severe? Citation Document 3: The Code of Hammurabi—Women Citation
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value. 202. If any one strike the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public. 203. If a free-born man strike the body of another free-born man or equal rank, he shall pay one gold mina. Source: “Code of Hammurabi.” Translated by L.W. King. The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1915. Found on the Fordham University’s Ancient History Sourcebook: 2a. What is the difference between a free-born man and a slave? 2b. What is the punishment if a free-born man “strike the body” of “another free-born man?” 2c. What is the punishment if a man “strike the body” of a “man higher in rank than he?” 2d. How do the punishments differ if a man “strike the body” of “another free-born man” or a “man higher in rank than he?” Which punishment is more severe? 2e. According to this document, was everyone equal in Babylonia? Explain. Citation Citation Document 3: The Code of Hammurabi—Women