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Hammurabi was the sixth king in the Babylonian dynasty, which ruled in central Mesopotamia(present-day Iraq) from c. 1894 to 1595 B.C. His family was descended from the Amorites, a semi-nomadic tribe in western Syria, and his name reflects a mix of cultures: Hammu, which means “family” in Amorite, combined with rapi, meaning “great” in Akkadian, th...
The black stone stele containing the Code of Hammurabi was carved from a single, four-ton slab of diorite, a durable but incredibly difficult stone for carving. At its top is a two-and-a-half-foot relief carving of a standing Hammurabi receiving the law—symbolized by a measuring rod and tape—from the seated Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice. T...
In 1901 Jacques de Morgan, a French mining engineer, led an archaeological expedition to Persia to excavate the Elamite capital of Susa, more than 250 miles from the center of Hammurabi’s kingdom. There they uncovered the stele of Hammurabi—broken into three pieces—that had been brought to Susa as spoils of war, likely by the Elamite king Shutruk-N...
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the oldest known legal codes in human history. Named after the king of Babylon of 18th century BC, it was inscribed on a large stone stele. The Code set out a series of laws and punishments that covered everything from property rights to family law. Explore this landmark in the development of written law, with ...
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 king of the First Dynasty of Babylon.
- Law, justice
- c. 1792–1750 BC (middle chronology)
Edit Answers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Across. 2. A collection of written laws and rules. (6.3) 4. Hammurabi's code was an important ________. (6.3) 5. Hammurabi worked to ____ the people of his empire. (6.4) 7. The King of Babylonian. (6.3) 9. The code spelled out punishments for crimes, such as ______ or causing injury. (6.3) Down. 1.
Law Code of Hammurabi. Google Classroom. Hammurabi was a Babylonian king who created one of the first . . . Choose 1 answer: ziggurats. A. ziggurats. sculptures showing a ruler. B.
