Read the following passage from the code of hammurabi. which of the following conclusions about property law in babylon is most supported by this passage? 30. if a chieftain or a man leave his house, garden, and field and hires it out, and some one else takes possession of his house, garden, and field and uses it for three years: if the first owner return and claims his house, garden, and field, it shall not be given to him, but he who has taken possession of it and used it shall continue to use it.1 1. the code of hammurabi, translated by l. w. king, 1915. yale university: the avalon project, last modified 2008, courtesy of yale law school's lillian goldman law library. a. even if a person abandons his property, he should still be considered its owner. b. if a person controls property for a long enough time, he should become its legal owner. c. even if a man pays for property, he can only own it for a maximum of three years. d. if a person dies without having children, any man may claim his property.