Because the Empire did not have a codified line of laws and Hammurabi did the work.
His code of laws.
The Code of Hammurabi, from ancient Babylon (not Egypt), is one of the oldest formal legal documents that modern researchers have found. It is an achievement in its attempt to lay out systematically and rationally a set of rules governing many types of interpersonal and economic relations. It specifies a standard of conduct and what were considered fair punishments for violations of accepted behavior in Hammurabi's kingdom.
Hammurabi's greatest achievement was the Hammurabi's Code. The Hammurabi's Code provided laws about everyday life. It was the first laws to be put around a town. His laws were put around Babylon, the town which he ruled.
Hammurabi is generally considered famous for having codified the first laws.
the hammurabi code
It was the first major collection of laws.
His code of laws.
it was the first major collection of laws.
It has served as guides to mayor nations codified laws.
The Code of Hammurabi, from ancient Babylon (not Egypt), is one of the oldest formal legal documents that modern researchers have found. It is an achievement in its attempt to lay out systematically and rationally a set of rules governing many types of interpersonal and economic relations. It specifies a standard of conduct and what were considered fair punishments for violations of accepted behavior in Hammurabi's kingdom.
First form of a legal code. (The Code of Hammurabi)
All historians agree that it would be his code of law.
First written law. The Code of Hammurabi.
Hammurabi's greatest achievement was the Hammurabi's Code. The Hammurabi's Code provided laws about everyday life. It was the first laws to be put around a town. His laws were put around Babylon, the town which he ruled.
It was the first codified series of law written in history as far as we know.
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the hammurabi code