(M185) § 236. If a man has let his boat to a boatman, and the boatman has been careless and the boat has been sunk or lost, the boatman shall restore a boat to the owner. (M186) § 237. If a man has hired a boat and boatman, and loaded it with corn, wool, oil, or dates, or whatever it be, and the boatman has been careless, and sunk the boat, or lost what is in it, the boatman shall restore the boat which he sank, and whatever he lost that was in it. § 238. If a boatman has sunk a man’s boat, and has floated it again, he shall pay half its value in silver. § 239. If a man has hired a boatman, he shall pay him six _GUR_ of corn yearly. (M187) § 240. If a boat, on its course, has run into a boat at anchor, and sunk it, the owner of the boat that was sunk shall estimate on oath whatever was lost in his boat, and the owner of the moving vessel, which sank the boat at anchor, shall make good his boat and what was lost in it. (M188) § 241. If a man has levied a distraint on a working ox, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver. (M189) § 242. If a man has hired a working ox for one year, its hire is four _GUR_ of corn. § 243. As the hire of a milch cow one shall give three _GUR_ of corn to its owner. (M190) § 244. If a man has hired an ox, or an ass, and a lion has killed it in the open field, the loss falls on its owner. (M191) § 245. If a man has hired an ox and has caused its death, by carelessness, or blows, he shall restore ox for ox, to the owner of the ox. § 246. If a man has hired an ox, and has broken its leg, or cut its neck (?), he shall restore ox for ox, to the owner of the ox. § 247. If a man has hired an ox, and knocked out its eye, he shall pay to the owner of the ox half its value. (M192) § 248. If a man has hired an ox, and has broken its horn, cut off its tail, or torn its muzzle, he shall pay one-quarter of its value. § 249. If a man has hired an ox, and God has struck it, and it has died, the man that hired the ox shall make affidavit and go free. (M193) § 250. If a bull has gone wild and gored a man, and caused his death, there can be no suit against the owner. (M194) § 251. If a man’s ox be a gorer, and has revealed its evil propensity as a gorer, and he has not blunted its horn, or shut up the ox, and then that ox has gored a free man, and caused his death, the owner shall pay half a mina of silver. § 252. If it be a slave that has been killed, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver. (M195) § 253. If a man has set another over his field, hired him, allotted him tools, and intrusted him with oxen for cultivating the field and provided harnesses for them, and if that man has appropriated the seed or provender, and they have been found in his possession, his hands shall be cut off. § 254. If he has taken the provender or rations and has enfeebled the oxen, he shall make it good from the corn he has hoed.