The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, sixth …

2009年11月9日 · Hammurabi’s Code was carved onto a massive, finger-shaped black stone stele (pillar) that was looted by invaders and finally rediscovered in 1901. Hammurabi was the sixth king in the...

Hammurabi, the king of righteousness, on whom Shamash has conferred right (or law) am I. My words are well considered; my deeds are not equaled; to bring low those that were high; to humble the proud, to expel insolence.

2025年2月27日 · Code of Hammurabi, the most complete and perfect extant collection of Babylonian laws, developed during the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 bce) of the 1st dynasty of Babylon.

HAMMURABI’S CODE OF LAWS (adapted from the L.W. King translation) 1. If any one accuses another of murder but cannot prove it, then the accuser shall be put to death. 2. If anyone accuses someone else of sorcery, the accused shall leap into the river, and if s/he drowns the accuser shall take possession of the accused's house and belongings.

2021年6月24日 · The Code of Hammurabi was a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king Hammurabi (r. 1795-1750 BCE) who conquered and then ruled ancient Mesopotamia. Although his law code was not the first, it was the most clearly defined and influenced the laws of other cultures.

2020年4月20日 · Hammurabi’s Codes were a comprehensive set of 282 legal codes introduced by an 18th century BCE Babylonian king Hammurabi (reign – 1792 to 1750 BCE) in order to regulate trade, business transactions, as well as other social relationships in …

2025年2月8日 · The Code of Hammurabi: An Overview. Hammurabi, the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty, sought to unify and govern his expanding empire through a standardized set of laws. The code consists of 282 laws, written in Akkadian and inscribed on a stele that was publicly displayed in Babylon.

2025年2月18日 · The Code of Hammurabi stands as one of the earliest and most influential legal codes in human history. Enacted by the Babylonian king Hammurabi in the 18th century BCE, this collection of laws was inscribed on a stele and placed in a public space to ensure accessibility.

tablets is the Code of Hammurabi, which encompasses all the laws Hammurabi enacted. It contains a total of 282 laws. The laws cover property rights, inheritance, divorce, the cultivation of crops, military service, commercial transactions, theft, murder, trade, slavery, and other issues.