Today we talked about Hammurabi's code "his list of laws" he created. It was important because they were technically the first laws made for a "town/village". These are 3 of his laws...
1. If a man has accused another of laying a nertu [death spell?] upon him, but has not proved it, he shall be put to death.
2. If he has borne false witness in a civil law case, he shall pay the damages in that suit.
3. If a man has stolen goods from a temple, or house, he shall be put to death; and he that has received the stolen property from him shall be put to death.
Today we took more notes on Mesopotamia and Sumer. I learned that the sumerians came up with hours, seconds, and months etc. They figured this out by the "movement" of the moon and where the sun rose and set.
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