Question

2. According to the passage, what was the punishment for stealing

sheep?
A. death
B. two years in jail
C. replace the sheep with double the number of stolen sheep
D. pay a fine 30 times greater than the value of the sheep

Answer 1

D. pay a fine 30 times greater than the value of the sheep

Step-by-step explanation:

Hammurabi’s Code had a strict rule for stealing cattle, goats, or sheep. Law number eight stated that once someone steals sheep in property of the ruling class („if it belongs to a god or to the court”) he has to pie “thirtyfold therefor”. This means the one who stole sheep have to pay thirty sheep in return or an equal amount of their worth. If one can’t pay out his debt, he shall be put to death.