"If a man's wife be surprised (in flagrante delicto) with another man, both shall be tied and thrown into the water, but the husband may pardon his wife and the king his slaves."

"If a member of the awilum class struck someone of equal status, they would pay one mina of silver. But if they struck a member of the mushkenum class, they would pay only ten shekels."

"If a physician makes a large incision with an operating knife and kills the patient, his hands shall be cut off."

"If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction firm, and the house which he has built collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house, that builder shall be put to d…"

"If a barber, without the knowledge of the owner of a slave, cuts off the slave's 'mark,' he shall cut off the barber's fingers."