Hand of God, 45, 46, 48. Hands cut off, penalty for-- striking father, 195. causing death by careless operation on free-man, 218. branding slave, without owner's knowledge, 226. Harbouring, fugitive slave, 16. militiaman, or conscript, 16. Herdsmen. _See_ Shepherds. Highway robbery, 22. _See_ Robbery. Hire, of land, house, garden. _See_ Lease. scale fixed by king, 44, 51. wages fixed for-- boatman, 6 _GUR_ of corn _per annum_, 239. working ox, 4 ,, ,, 242. cow in milk, (?) 3 ,, ,, 243. reaper 8 ,, ,, 257. thresher 6 ,, ,, 258. herdman, or shepherd, 8 ,, ,, 261. ox, for threshing, 20 _KA_ of corn _per diem_, 268. ass, for threshing, 10 ,, ,, 269. calf, for threshing, 1 _KA_ ,, ,, 270. oxen, wagon, and driver, 180 ,, ,, 271. wagon alone, 40 ,, ,, 272. labourer, first five months, 6 _SE_ silver ,, 273. ,, last seven months, 5 ,, ,, 273. artisan, 5 ,, ,, 274. brickmaker, 5 ,, ,, 274. tailor, 5 ,, ,, 274. stonecutter, 5 (?) ,, ,, 274. milkman, 5 ,, ,, 274. carpenter, 4 ,, ,, 274. a _SA_, 4 ,, ,, 274. boat, 3 ,, ,, 275. passenger boat, 2.5 ,, ,, 276. freight boat of 60 _GUR_, 1/6 shekel ,, 277. (_N.B_.--In corn measure, 1 _GUR_=300 _KA_, worth one shekel of silver, and one shekel=80 _SE_. Hostage for debt. _See_ Mancipium. Housebreaking, 21, 125. Husband. _See_ Re-marriage, Wife, Divorce, Separation. Hypothecation, of crop, regulated, 49. Identification of lost property, 9. Ignorance, plea of, 206, 227. Illegal purchase, 35, 37. Impalement, as penalty, 153. for procuring husband's death, 153. Incest, 154-158. of man and daughter, 154. of man and daughter-in-law, 155, 156. of man and mother, 157. of man and stepmother, 158. Inheritance. _See_ Share. Innocent wife, separation from bad husband, 142. _See_ Separation. Interest on loan, etc., 49, 50, 100, X. abatement, 48. Intimidation of witnesses, 3. Jilting, 159. Judge, duties and liabilities, 5, 9, 127, 167, 168, 172, 177. Judgement, false. _See_ False. by default, 10. Kidnapping, 14. King's standard, 44, 51. _See_ Hire, Scale. Lancet, bronze, used in surgical operations, 215, 218, 220. Landlord's risks, 46. Lease, of house, Y. field to cultivate, 42. ,, to reclaim, three years, 44. ,, to plant as garden, five years, 60. garden to till, 64. terms, not invalidated by neglect, 52. damages for not carrying _out_ terms, 63. _See_ Metayer. Levy. _See_ Militia. _Lex talionis_. _See_ Retaliation. Libel. _See_ Slander. Lion, referred to, 244, 266. Local liability for-- compensation for highway robbery, 23, 24. redemption of captive official, 32.