Code#195 states “If a son has struck his father, his hand shall be cut off.”(12), which is self-explanatory; a son who hits his dad gets his hand cut off. Losing a hand in this case would seem like an extreme punishment; however Hammurabi’s Code is based on a lex talionis principle when directly translated means “an eye for an eye” where punishment will reflect what crime was committed. 195’s short phasing is significant because specific details or alternate situations were given to code related to family matters. Since there are no alternate events where the father provoked such a response it is likely