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preface, laws and after word. "An eye for an eye ..." is a paraphrase of Hammurabi's Code, a collection of 282 laws inscribed on an upright stone pillar. The code was found by French archaeologists in 1901 while excavating the ancient city of Susa, which is in modern-day Iran.

Hammurabi is the best known and most celebrated of all Mesopotamian kings. He ruled the Babylonian Empire from 1792-50 B.C.E. Although he was concerned with keeping order in his kingdom, this was not his only reason for compiling the list of laws. When he began ruling the city-state of Babylon, he had control of no more than 50 square miles of territory. As he conquered other city-states and his empire grew, he saw the need to unify the various groups he controlled.

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It contained over 282 laws that helped create order in Bablyon.

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a set of laws

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How many laws did Hammurabi's code contain?

It has a prologue and 282 rules codified in stone.


Who was Hammurabi and what did he?

the hammurabi code


What type of legal system did Hammurabi set up Code Of Hammurabi?

Code Of Hammurabi


Why on the code of Hammurabi is Hammurabi being handed the code of hammarabi?

It was his code he was the author.


Who developed the code of law in Babylon?

Hammurabi, the ruler of Babylon, developed the code of law there.


What are great facts about hammurabi?

Hammurabi is known for being the maker of the code of Hammurabi


How was Hammurabi's Code new and different?

Hammurabi's code is more strict


Why is the code of Hammurabi useful?

The Code of Hammurabi is the first written laws.


What king wrote the The Code of Hammurabi?

Hammurabi


What was the first known system of written law?

Code of Hammurabi was the first known written law.


What were hammurabi's major Contribution?

First form of a legal code. (The Code of Hammurabi)


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Which of the following documents was notinfluenced by Hammurabi's Code