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53. If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition, and does not so keep it; if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for money, and the money shall replace the corn which he has caused to be ruined.

54. If he be not able to replace the corn, then he and his possessions shall be divided among the farmers whose corn he has flooded.

59. If any man, without the knowledge of the owner of a garden, fell [cause to fall] a tree in a garden he shall pay half a mina in money.
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: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hamcode.asp


1a. What were the occupation(s) [jobs] of the Babylonians mentioned in Document 1?




1b. Who was punished for the damage caused by flooding if a dam breaks?




1c. Based on Document 1, identify one consequence for damaging someone else’s property in Babylonia.




1d. Explain what this excerpt of the Code of Hammurabi suggests about the economy in Babylonia.



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