The following outline shows the areas of law covered in Hammurabi's legal code:

• I. Basic Rules of Evidence and Testimony (§§1-5)
• II. Property Law
  • A. Theft
    • 1. Theft of Goods (§§6-13)
    • 2. Kidnapping (§14)
    • 3. Slavenapping (§§15-20)
    • 4. Theft of Private Property (§§21-25)
  • B. Transfers and Forfeitures of Personal Property of a Public Servant (§§26-35)
  • C. Impairment of Landed Property
    • 1. Fields (§§36-58)
    • 2. Tenant Laws (§§42-52)
    • 3. Damages to another's field (§§53-58)
    • 4. Orchards: (§§59-66)
      • a. Tenant Laws
      • b. Damages
    • 5. Houses (§§67-78)
    • 6. Not preserved (§§79-87)
  • D. Loans and Safekeeping-Deposits (§§88-126)
• III. Marriage and Family Law (§§127-194)
• IV. Torts (Property Damage)
  • A. Personal Injury Law
    • 1. Personal assault (§§195-214)
    • 2. Medical malpractice (§§215-225)
    • 3. Removal of Slave Marks (§§...