- If a man strike a free-born woman so that she lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her loss.
- If a man adopt a son, and if after he has taken him he injure his foster father and mother, then this adopted son shall return to his father's house.
- If a man be guilty of incest with his daughter, he shall be driven from the place.
- If a man let in the water, and the water overflow the plantation of his neighbor, he shall pay ten gur of corn for every ten gan of land.
- If persons are stolen, then shall the community and . . . pay one mina of silver to their relatives.
I put number 1 because striking women is avery bad thing to do, espically pregnant women. Number 2 made it to my list because I believe that it is wrong for parents to abuse their children, espically foster children. I put number 3 because incest is revolting. Number 4 is important because it is fair that if you ruin your neighbor's crops, you pay for the damage. Lastly, number 5 seems fair, because if a child goes missing, it is largely the community's fault, and they should pay for parents' suffering and losses.
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