No, Hammurabi actually improved it and added lots of rules to it... But it wasn't the first.
Hammurabi's code is the first set of written laws.
copys of Hammurabis laws
They were the first record of written laws that were placed in the open for all to see
The first known written laws were created by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia, around 2100-2050 BCE. These laws are known as the Code of Ur-Nammu.
Perhaps is was the ancient athenian Dracos who established a set of laws that was very strict. This is the basis of the English term "draconian" which is used to describe anything very strict or drastic.
Hammurabi's Code is the earliest set of know written laws.
hammurabis code was the first first written code of laws in the history of the world.
It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
The code was written on a 7 feet tall black diorite stone with a finger shape.
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The earliest known code of law was the Hammurabi code. It was the first laws codified together.
Hammurabi wrote the first known codified laws to men.
King Hammurabi
The code was the first codified laws in existence and has been the base for most countries but it was made for a primate nation and more modern laws are needed like transit and internet laws.
No, the word "code" in this usage refers to a written set of rules and regulations, not any reference to secret codes.
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Hammurabi's Code of ancient Mesopotamian society was important because it listed the laws and the corresponding punishments. Hammurabi's Code of ancient Mesopotamian society was important because it listed the laws and the corresponding punishments. the first time laws were put into writeing.