Who was Hammurabi and why was he important?

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Hammurabi is Babylon's King

Hammurabi records is his code of laws, the earliest-known example of a ruler proclaiming publicly to his people an entire body of laws, arranged in orderly groups, so that all men might read and know what was required of them.
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Answer 2

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King Hammurabi was the sixth ruler of ancient Babylon, and first dynasty king of the Babylonian Empire (which included Mesopotamia), who lived from 1818 BCE to 1750 BCE. He is best known for creating some of the earliest codified laws.

The Code of Hammurabi, (or Codex Hammurabi) is a set of 252 laws and penalties devised by the Babylonian King, Hammurabi, in approximately 1700 BCE.*

Only one complete example of the codex remains today. The 8-foot tall carved basalt monolith was discovered by Egyptian archeologist Gustav Jéquier, in Iran (formerly Susa, Elam), in 1901, and is on display at the Louvre, in Paris.

The text of Codex Hammurabi has been translated from cuneiform to English. You can view a copy via Related Links, below.

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"[The gods] called by name me, Hamutabi, the exalted prince,...to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land"*

Much of what we know about Hammurabi was written by the great leader himself. The words above are part of Hammurabi's introduction to his famous Code of Laws. Perhaps the best-known principle of the code is the one called "an eye for an eye." This principle means that anyone causing injury to another person would be punished with the same injury.

Hammurabi wrote that he was a religious man who had helped make the Babylonian Empire wealthy. He also told of his success as a warrior. However, the strongest theme in Hammurabi's writings is fairness. Hammurabi called himself "the shepherd of the oppressed and of the slaves" He said that he had "brought about the well-being of the oppressed" and mentioned that he had spared the lives of people who lived in the lands he conquered. These statements show Hammurabi's belief that all people-even the defeated and the powerless-deserve protection and justice. Hammurabi knew that he had the power to do. He could have left the poor starve, denied the rights to the powerless, and killed conquered people. Instead, his actions were guided by fairness.

* According to historian Peter James, author of Centuries of Darkness, scholars disagree about date Codex Hammurabi was written, with estimates spanning a period of approximately 250 years.

"Pinches dates Hammurabi c. 2000 BC. Van De Mieroop dates him c. 1800 BC. Other suggestions based on shorter chronology suggest c. 1700 BC. Based on king lists Hammurabi son of Sin-mubalit son of Abil-Sin belonged to the First Babylonian Dynasty.

Following traditional dating we have the following (approximate) claims

• 1750 BC in traditional Egyptian chronology corresponds to the 12th and 13th Egyptians dynasties
• The first Babylonian dynasty ended with the fall of Babylon
  
• The fall of Babylon is dated c. 1500-1600 BC which corresponds to the beginning of the 18th Egyptian dynasty"

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He was the sixth Babylonian king and wrote the Hammurabi code at about 1772 bc. The Code's importance as a reflection of Babylonian society is indisputable. Hammurabi's laws were established to be the "laws of Justice" intended to clarify the rights of any "oppressed man." Mesopotamia society under the Hammurabi code was one of strict penalties for criminal offenses with punishment severe and varied according to the wealth of the individual. Hammurabi's rigidly centralized ruling system prospered from tribute and taxes, which he used to both compensate state dependents and finance extensive state irrigation and building projects. The code also gives us a clear sense of the ways ancient Babylonians invested divine authority in their secular leaders.

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Hammurabi was best known for his code of law and Hanging Gardens of Babylon that he built for his wife who was home sick for where she came from, Media. Hammurabi created the code of law to keep his Empire in order. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was where Hammurabi's wife would spend the day near the trees, plant life, and water like her homeland Media.

Answer 5

Hammurabi was the first king of the Amorite Dynasty of Babylon. He expanded Babylon. Babylon first started out with only some surrounding territory, but Hammurabi made it into a huge empire. He also created one of the greatest set of laws, the Code of Hammurabi.

Answer 6

The Code of Hammurabi was discovered in the Middle East where the country of Iran is

today. The discovery was made in 1901. It had been transported there from its original

place in the center of the city of Babylon. The Elamites stole the code and took it back

to their homeland in the 12th Century B.C. Archeologists would find the code and other

relics that were significant to the Babylonian Empire both at this site and at the present

day site of Babylon.

Answer 7

Hammurabi was the 6 th King of Babylon in ancient times, famous for his code of laws.

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A ruler of Babylon in the eighteenth century BC

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hammurabis name is Hammurabi

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he was a ruler of Babylon.