Hammurabi
King Hammurabi of Babylon was famous for writing a code of laws. These laws were written nearly 4,000 years ago and one of the laws contains the famed phrase "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth".
Hammurabi is best known for developing the code of laws.
Hammurabi is best known for developing the code of laws.
No country uses the Code of Hammurabi as their primary way of enforcing laws today. The code was enforced in Ancient Babylon @ 1760 B.C. by the King of Babylon Hammurabi.
Hammurabi is an ancient King of Babylon whose code of laws were adopted by other cultures.
King Hammurabi
King Hammurabi
There were 5 Amorite kings in Akkad. The 6th king brought the neighboring areas building the Babylon Empire. His name was Hammurabi. He is known for the code of laws.
His code of laws.
Hammurabi created a set of laws to organize Babylon.
The code of Hammurabi was written on stone. The sixth king of Babylon noticed the short reins of cruel kings and decided to write down the code. It is the first example known to us of laws codified.
Code of Hammurabi