If anyone bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty,and he escape unhurt,then he who brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser.
It is quite obvious, it was used for knowing the laws, lol, By Stormy
certain writing ;)
In fact it was the opposite. The codification of these rules were just.
Because it was a system of laws, that is a code (in Latin). (Of course, it was given the name later on.
A set of laws created by the babylonian king, Hammurabi.
The Hammurabi's code is the first known codified series of law to exist.
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Hammurabi wanted the law to be known to all citizens.
The earliest known code of law was the Hammurabi code. It was the first laws codified together.
Laws needed to be interpreted by impartial judges
It was the first codes of law codified in sub categories.
It is quite obvious, it was used for knowing the laws, lol, By Stormy
It made the laws more uniform, objective, and impartial
Historians found it to be just.
it was carved in 1772 BC.
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King Hammurabi