THE CODE OF HAMMURABI Witchcraft and the ordeal by water § 1. If a man has accused another of laying a nêrtu(death spell?) upon him, but has not proved it, he shall be put to death. Witchcraft and the ordeal by water § 2. If a man has accused another of laying a kišpu(spell) upon him, but has not proved it, the accused shall go to the sacred river, he shall plunge into the sacred river, and if the sacred river shall conquer him, he that accused him shall take possession of his house. If the sacred river shall show his innocence and he is saved, his accuser shall be put to death. He that plunged into the sacred river shall appropriate the house of him that accused him. False witness in capital suit § 3. If a man has borne false witness in a trial, or has not established the statement that …