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-Slavery was not at all considered morally corrupt, not condemned in any laws
-Harsh punishments for escaped slaves or helping escaped slaves: 16-20
-"If a man aid a male or female slave of the palace, or a male or female slave of a freeman to escape from the city gate, he shall be put to death." (Hammurabi Law 15)
-Freemen only have to work 3 years if they are sold as a slave: 1171
-Slaves are not allowed to even say they aren't a slave: 282
-An accuser or witnessd of a capital crime (crime where the penalty is death) is put to death if he is wrong or proven false: 1, 3
Focus on false testimony, often rewarding the liar with the punishment he testified for: 3-5
slavery and accusation in the law