Guarantees. _See_ Pledges: against defects in slave, 269; suits at law, 270; theft, 269 joint responsibility, 269 regarding slaves, 174 _sq._ _See_ Slavery securities for debt, 268 security for appearance, as of witness, 268, 269 value of securities, 270 Guilds: of trade, 121 rival, 121 Guilty knowledge by buyer of stolen goods, 45, 10 Ḥammurabi: as an administrator, 317 brought back the goddesses, 319, 320 building enterprises, 318 care for temple revenues, 317 cares for canals, 320, 321 Code of laws, 44-67; its bibliography, 6 _sq._; its value, 4, 5; its condition, 6; history of its text, 5 decides about taxes, 323, 324 epilogue to the Code, 389, 392 letters of, summarized, 316 _sq._; belong to the first dynasty of Babylon, 316; their importance, 316 _sq._ ordering the calendar, 317 private property, 318 prologue to the Code, 389, 390 punishes bribery, 321 redresses wrong, 321 supervises justice, 318 Hand of God, loss by, 48, 45, 46, 48 Hands cut off as penalty: for branding slave without leave, 63, 226; careless operation of surgeon, 63, 218; striking father, 61, 195 Harboring fugitive slave, 45, 16 Heirs, their reversionary rights, 221 Highway robbery, 46, 22-24 city or district responsible, 46, 22-24 penalty, 46, 22 redress for, 46, 23, 2 Hire. _See_ Labor, Wages: by king’s standard, 49, 51 of boat, 3 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 275; fast boat, 2-1/2 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 276; freight-boat of 60 GUR, 67, 277 of slave, adjustment of wages, 271 of slave, 271 wages or hire fixed for: artisan, 5 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 ass for threshing, 10 ḲA of corn _per diem_, 66, 269 boatman, 6 GUR of corn _per annum_, 64, 239 builder, (?) ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 carpenter, 4 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 field laborer, 8 GUR of corn _per annum_, 65, 257 herdsman or shepherd, 8 GUR of corn _per annum_, 66, 261 laborer, first five months, 6 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 66, 273 laborer, last seven months, 5 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 66, 273 milch cow, 3 GUR of corn _per annum_, 65, 243 ox herd, 6 GUR of corn _per annum_, 65, 258 ox for threshing, 20 ḲA of corn _per diem_, 66, 268 oxen, wagon, and driver, 160 ḲA of corn _per diem_, 66, 271 potter, 5 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 ropemaker, 4 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 slave, 10 ḲA of corn _per diem_, 42, VII stone-cutter, (?) ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 tailor, 5 ŠE of silver _per diem_, 67, 274 wages and time limit, 272, 273 wagon alone, 40 ḲA of corn _per diem_, 272 working ox, 4 GUR of corn _per annum_, 65, 242 young animal for threshing, 1 ḲA of corn _per diem_, 66, 270