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The code didn't apply to all people equally. For example; if somebody hit a slave, you got 1/3 of the punishment. And if you were a noble, priests, etc. and somebody hit you they get full punishment. Hummurabi's punishment may seem harsh to us, but but they improved upon previous laws.

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