King Hammurabi
King Hammurabi
As a matter of fact, Babylon came after Mesopotamia and he was the sixth king of Babylon.
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 created a set of laws to organize Babylon.
the laws are written on a pillar made up of Babylon
Hammurabi
King Hammurabi
In Babylon about c. 1700 BCE.
He is still important today! He was an ancient Mesopotamian king who gave mankind its first set of laws, the ancestors of any laws in use today.
Hammurabi is best known for developing the code of laws.
Hammurabi is best known for developing the code of laws.
probably Hamurabi who was the king of Babylon. He created his set of 282 laws in about 1786 B.C.