He wrote Hammurabi Law, "a eye for a eye". Meaning if you killed my brother that I should have the authority to kill you. :)
The code of Hammurabi was written on a diorite stela in Babylon's temple of Marduk.
The ruler that wrote the first code of laws was Hammurabi.
if they wrote something wrong they are to be put to death
Hammurabi wrote the first known codified laws to men.
He was the first king of Akkad which later turned into the Babylon Empire under king Hammurabi. He didn't write a code, as a matter of fact, King Hammurabi wrote the first know code of law.
Hammurabi wrote the code mainly because he reasoned that cruel rulers have short reigns and took time to write a set of just laws. Also, when we go back in time, people had more respect for leaders.
Hammurabi
Hammurabi wrote it. He was the ruler of the Babylonian empire from 1795-1750 BC.
Hammurabi and the Laws are know as the Code of Hammurabi.
The Babylonian Emperor Hammurabi is known as the person that wrote the first set of laws. These laws are called Hammurabi's Code.
king Hammurabi wrote all 282 laws in 1750 BC
Hammurabi
He didn't not discover them, he wrote them.
The Babylonian king, Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC), known as "The Code of Hammurabi" (Codex Hammurabi).
The Babylonian king, Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC), known as "The Code of Hammurabi" (Codex Hammurabi).
The Babylonian king, Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC), known as "The Code of Hammurabi" (Codex Hammurabi).
eye for an eye tooth for a tooth...
Who was the first person to write a code of laws.