The Code of Hammurabi
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Publisher Description
The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi) is a well-preserved ancient law code, created ca. 1790 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. One nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall basalt stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script. One of the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were written on a stone tablet standing over eight feet tall (2.4 meters) that was found in 1901.
Customer Reviews
Great👍🏽
Very informative
must read: one of history’s most important documents
relatively quick, yet quite insightful to what was important to life in this time. surprisingly comprehensive and just, compared to the general perception of absolute cruelty of ancient history.
didn’t realize how seemingly expansive the idea of somebody renting land to grow crops on was. also much more “socialism” than expected (e.g. the city/governor has to compensate people if they’re robbed on the highways and can’t find the guy)
epilogue: very humor how he gives a couple sentences wishing well to anybody who protects and follows the inscription, followed by an order of magnitude longer writing wishing every god under the sun unleash their worst terrors on anybody who shall transgress