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In 1901, Egyptologist Gustave Jéquier, a member of an expedition headed by Jacques de Morgan, found the stele containing the Code of Hammurabi in what is now Khūzestān, Iran (ancient Susa, Elam), where it had been taken as plunder by the Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte in the 12th century BC.
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∙ 13y agoThe date on which Hammurabi wrote his famous Code is disputed by historians the world over. It is generally believed, however, to have been written between circa 1727 BCE and 1680 BCE.
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∙ 10y agoIt dates back to about 1772 BC.
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∙ 13y agoHammurabi's code was discovered in 1901.
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∙ 14y agoSomewhere between 1792 to 1750 B.C.
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∙ 11y agoit was carved in 1772 BC.
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∙ 13y ago1792 b.C.
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The ruler who made the first written laws?
Who was the first person to write a code of laws.
Which king of Mesopotamia instituted a code of laws for his people to live by?
King Hammurabi. He wrote the Hammurabi´s code, which contained 282 laws and was carved in a 2.4 meter stone in 1750 b.c
Who made the laws in the code of Hammurabi?
Hammurabi wrote it. He was the ruler of the Babylonian empire from 1795-1750 BC.
Hammurabi's law code was the first time?
Laws were written down
How many laws of Hammurabi were there?
there were 282 laws made by hammurabi
Who ordered Hammurabi write the laws?
Hammurabi himself.
What type of black stone did Hammurabi use to write down the laws he made?
black diorite
When did hammurabi write the code of laws?
king Hammurabi wrote all 282 laws in 1750 BC
How many laws did the sumerian's have?
sumerians have around 280 laws. Hammurabi made these laws and put them in his code of laws. actually sumerians had exactly 282 laws all created by Hammurabi who was the first to write laws down. That's what makes him so special.
The ruler who made the first written laws?
Who was the first person to write a code of laws.
Which king of Mesopotamia instituted a code of laws for his people to live by?
King Hammurabi. He wrote the Hammurabi´s code, which contained 282 laws and was carved in a 2.4 meter stone in 1750 b.c
Who made the laws in the code of Hammurabi?
Hammurabi wrote it. He was the ruler of the Babylonian empire from 1795-1750 BC.
What did Hammurabi do to ensure that his laws were never changed?
He made his scribes to write the laws on stone.
Did Moses or Hammurabi write the first laws?
hammurrabi that is really how its spelled
Did king Hammurabi write the laws in egyptians?
Actually his laws were written in cuneiform script in the Akkadian language.
Hammurabi's law code was the first time?
Laws were written down
How many laws of Hammurabi were there?
there were 282 laws made by hammurabi
