- Critical translation of the Laws of Hammurabi, c. 1750 BCE. Translation of the Codex Hammurabi (the Code of Hammurabi) by Martha Roth, the Chauncey S. Boucher Distinguished Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Matthew 5:27 KJV