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Hammurabi and the Law Code

Hammurabi and the Law Code. Hammurabi: 1792-1750 BC. Hammurabi. Sixth king of Babylon, ruled 42 years Conquered most of Mesopotamia Composed a law code of 282 laws to govern society Hammurabi’s Code is one of the oldest surviving codes of law ever written. Hammurabi’s Code Stele.

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Hammurabi and the Law Code

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  1. Hammurabi and the Law Code

  2. Hammurabi: 1792-1750 BC

  3. Hammurabi • Sixth king of Babylon, ruled 42 years • Conquered most of Mesopotamia • Composed a law code of 282 laws to govern society • Hammurabi’s Code is one of the oldest surviving codes of law ever written

  4. Hammurabi’s Code Stele

  5. Hammurabi’s Code • The code practiced varying levels of punishment based on the crime • Origins of “eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth” • More severe crimes are punished more harshly • Public officials held accountable for upholding the law • Dictated laws for how families should function

  6. Famous Laws • If a man puts out the eye of a patrician, his eye shall be put out. • If anyone commits a robbery and is caught, he shall be put to death. • If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be hewn off. • If anyone ensnares another, putting a ban upon him, but he cannot prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death.

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