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Law and Order
Letter-Equations
Letter Equations are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.Letter-Equations
282 = N of L in H C
Hint
The title is a clue.Answer
282 = Number of Laws in Hammurabi's CodeHammurabi was a great leader of Babylonia, located in Mesopotamia. He established this code to unify his people and spread law evenly across the land.
Example of a law:
"If any one steals cattle or sheep, or an ass, or a pig or a goat, if it belonged to a god or to the court, the thief shall pay thirty fold; if they belonged to a freed man of the king he shall pay tenfold; if the thief has nothing with which to pay he shall be put to death."
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Way over my head...
I beggeth thee not to stone me for mine deficiency is mere ignorance!
I beggeth thee not to stone me for mine deficiency is mere ignorance!
I knew i should of payed attention in school...
That was a good one, though. Another law is that if I broke someone's arm in a fight, my punishment would be getting by own arm broken.
That was a good one, though. Another law is that if I broke someone's arm in a fight, my punishment would be getting by own arm broken.
Very interesting teaser, and the codes provide interesting reading as well.
SourDough truly loves this one!
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