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| − | The Code was written around 1780 BC by King Hammurabi of Babylon, and it is one of the earliest sets of laws. Hammurabi wrote the code to please the gods. The laws were carved on an eight foot high piece of black diorite that was probably displayed in public for all to see. The punishments became more severe, where the Law of Talon, or "eye for an eye" system, was created. There are 282 laws dealing with theft, property damage, women's, marriage, children's, and slaves' rights, murder, death, and injury. The text is written in cuneiform and divided into a prologue, 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon, and an epilogue. | + | The Code was written around 1780 BC by King Hammurabi of Babylon, and it is one of the earliest sets of laws. Hammurabi wrote the code to please the gods. The laws were carved on an eight foot high piece of black diorite that was probably displayed in public for all to see. The punishments became more severe, where the Law of Talon, or "eye for an eye" system, was created. There are 282 laws dealing with theft, property damage, women's, marriage, children's, and slaves' rights, murder, death, and injury. The text is written in cuneiform and divided into a prologue, 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon, and an epilogue. Hammurabi's Code also regulates the organization of society. |
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Basics of Hammurabi's Code
The Code was written around 1780 BC by King Hammurabi of Babylon, and it is one of the earliest sets of laws. Hammurabi wrote the code to please the gods. The laws were carved on an eight foot high piece of black diorite that was probably displayed in public for all to see. The punishments became more severe, where the Law of Talon, or "eye for an eye" system, was created. There are 282 laws dealing with theft, property damage, women's, marriage, children's, and slaves' rights, murder, death, and injury. The text is written in cuneiform and divided into a prologue, 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon, and an epilogue. Hammurabi's Code also regulates the organization of society.
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http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Code_of_Hammurabi
