§ 226. If a brander has cut out a mark on a slave, without the consent of his owner, that brander shall have his hands cut off.
§ 227. If someone has deceived the brander, and induced him to cut out a mark on a slave, that man shall be put to death and buried in his house; the brander shall swear, “I did not mark him knowingly,” and shall go free.
Builder's fee and liabilities for bad workmanship
§ 228. If a builder has built a house for a man, and finished it, he shall pay him a fee of two shekels of silver, for each SAR built on.
§ 229. If a builder has built a house for a man, and has not made his work sound, and the house he built has fallen, and caused the death of its owner, that builder shall be put to death.
§ 230. If it is the owner's son that is killed, the builder's son shall be put to death.
§ 231. If it is the slave of the owner that is killed, the builder shall give slave for slave to the owner of the house.
§ 232. If he has caused the loss of goods, he shall render back whatever he has destroyed. Moreover, because he did not make sound the house he built, and it fell, at his own cost he shall rebuild the house that fell.
§ 233. If a builder has built a house for a man, and has not keyed his work, and the wall has fallen, that builder shall make that wall firm at his own expense.
Boatmen's fees and liabilities