The Columbian Office Building

Vancouver WA

2009 Hammurabi Excellence Award

 

2009 Hammurabi Award Recipients

 

Hammurabi Information

 

Hammurabi Award

If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction firm and the house collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house – that builder shall be put to death. If it causes the death of a son of the owner – they shall put to death a son of that builder. If it causes the death of a slave of the owner – he shall give to the owner a slave of equal value. If it destroys property – he shall restore whatever it destroyed and because he did not make the house firm he shall rebuild the house which collapsed at his own expense. If a builder builds a house and does not make its construction meet the requirements and a wall falls in – that builder shall strengthen the wall at his own expense.

- from the Code of Hammurabi (2200 B.C.)