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Hammurabi’s law code is similar to the Ten Commandments. They showed Babylonia various rules they were to abide by, and the consequences if they did not. I feel that many of these rules are similar to the laws of today, since they were created to set a standar ....

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.... of these codes is rule number 154: “If a man have sexual intercourse with his daughter, he shall be expelled from this city”3 I do not think this punishment fits the crime. As stated before, the punishment for robbery is much harsher than for this crime. Incest only grants expulsion. To steal a tangible item and inflict fear, you die; to steal a girl’s innocence and dignity, inflict pain, hatred, fear, and just an overall tainted feeling, you get to start your life over in a new city. Another of these laws that show exactly what little worth the female gender had is number 141: “If a wife, living in her husband’s house, has pe ....