has hired a herdsman for the cows or a shepherd
for the sheep, he shall give him eight _GUR_ of corn _per annum_.

section 262. If a man, ox, or sheep to [this section is defaced].

section 263. If he has caused an ox or sheep which was given him to be
lost, ox for ox, sheep for sheep, he shall render to their owner.

section 264. If a herdsman who has had cows or sheep given him to
shepherd, has received his hire, whatever was agreed, and his heart was
contented, has diminished the cows, diminished the sheep, lessened the
offspring, he shall give offspring and produce according to the tenour of
his bonds.

section 265. If a shepherd to whom cows and sheep have been given him to
breed, has falsified and changed their price, or has sold them, one shall
put him to account, and he shall render cows and sheep to their owner
tenfold what he has stolen.

section 266. If in a sheepfold a stroke of God has taken place or a lion
has killed, the shepherd shall purge himself before God, and the accident
to the fold the owner of the fold shall face it.

section 267. If a shepherd has been careless and in a sheepfold caused a
loss to take place, the shepherd shall make good the fault of the loss
which he has caused to be in the fold and shall pay cows or sheep and
shall give to their owner.

section 268. If a man has hired an ox, for threshing, twenty _KA_ of
corn is its hire.

section 269. If he has hired an ass, for threshing, ten _KA_ of corn is
its hire.

section 270. If he has hired a calf (goat?), for threshing, one _KA_ of
corn is its hire.

section 271. If a man has hired oxen, a wagon, and its driver, he shall
give one hundred and eighty _KA_ of corn _per diem_.

section 272. If a man has hired a wagon by itself, he shall give forty
_KA_ of corn _per diem_.

section 273. If a man has hired a labourer, from the beginning of the
year till the fifth month, he shall give six _SE_ of silver _per diem_;
from the sixth month to the end of the year, he shall give five _SE_ of
silver _per diem_.

section 274. If a man shall hire an artisan--

(_a_) the hire of a . . . five _SE_ of silver

(_b_) the hire of a brickmaker five _SE_ of silver

(_c_) the hire of a tailor . five _SE_ of silver

(_d_) the hire of a stone-cutter . _SE_ of silver

(_e_) the hire of a . . . _SE_ of silver

(_f_) the hire of a . . . _SE_ of silver

(_g_) the hire of a carpenter four _SE_ of silver

(_h_) the hire of a .