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“If a chieftain or a man leave his house, garden, and field and hires it out, and some one else takes possession of his house, garden, and field and uses it for three years; if the first owner return and claims his house, garden, and field, it shall not be given to him, but he who has taken possession of it and used it shall continue to use it.”

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Hammurabi

Hammurabi was the sixth king of the Babylonian Empire, known for being one of the first to codify laws into written form. During his reign, the Babylonian Empire reached its peak of prosperity. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown. more

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