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What does law number eight of Hammurabi's Code describe the punishment for?

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law number eight states: "If any one steals cattle or sheep, or a pig or a goat, if it belongs to a god or to the court, the thief shall pay thirtyfold therefor." This means that if a man steals a sheep that's owned by the ruling class in Mesopotamia, he would be required to pay 30 times the amount of the

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