16. The function of written law in ancient Babylon?

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In ancient Babylon, written law functioned as a set of rules to live by and decided punishments for crimes. Hammurabi's Code, a collection of 282 laws inscribed on a stone pillar, marks the earliest-known example of a ruler proclaiming publicly to his people an entire body of laws, arranged in orderly groups. The code regulates the organization of society. Sumerian law, as represented in Hammurabi's code, was a law of exact revenge, called lex talionis. The saying "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" stems from this. Sumerian law recognized class distinctions; everyone was not equal under Sumerian law. The Old Babylonians, or Amorites, allowed the state to more actively pursue and punish criminals. These punishments became much harsher: the death penalty was applied to many more crimes.

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Sources

Manual pg 90

http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hamcode.asp

http://www2.sjs.org/beniretto/Mesopotamia/textcomputerexercise.html#Sumerians

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