Right now in class we are looking over Hummurabi's Code of Laws. A lot of laws on here are similar to laws we have today, but some of the laws are just plain weird. Right now I've gone through about the first 20 maybe, and one of the laws I see is "If a holy woman opens a tavern door or enters a tavern for a drink, she shall be burned to death." Don't really understand this one, but I also don't exactly know what a tavern is. I'm pretty sure its like a bar but I could be totally wrong on that one. Another weird one that I see is, ." If any one be guilty of incest with his mother after his father dies, both shall be burned." This law is probably for the best. Some of the laws are really harsh though like, "If an adopted son says to his adoptive father or mother: "You are not my father, or my mother," his tongue shall be cut off." Lets just say I'm glad I was born in todays world and not back then.
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