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The Code of Hammurabi

section 274 · 240 of 248

The Code of Hammurabi

English, translated by C. H. W. Johns — Johns, The Oldest Code of Laws in the World, Edinburgh, 1903

If a man shall hire an artisan--

(_a_) the hire of a . . . five _SE_ of silver

(_b_) the hire of a brickmaker five _SE_ of silver

(_c_) the hire of a tailor . five _SE_ of silver

(_d_) the hire of a stone-cutter . _SE_ of silver

(_e_) the hire of a . . . _SE_ of silver

(_f_) the hire of a . . . _SE_ of silver

(_g_) the hire of a carpenter four _SE_ of silver

(_h_) the hire of a . . . four _SE_ of silver

(_i_) the hire of a . . . _SE_ of silver

(_j_) the hire of a builder. . . _SE_ of silver _per diem_ he shall give.