It was written because Hammurabi wanted everyone to be treated fairly. If someone had cutten off someone's hand, their's would get cut off. If someone stole, both arms would be cut off. He made everyone fairly treated and if anyone had dissobeyed it, the same would happen to them.
(Answered for you all by a 12-13 year old.)
[EDIT] This is not completely true. Yes, people were treated fairly with the concept of "eye for an eye," but only if the victim and perpetrator were of the same social class. For example, if one peasant killed another, the first peasant would be killed as well. However, if a noble killed a peasant, he was fined a certain amount of money which was then given to the family as consolation.
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.
Kingdom of Babylon, ancient Mesopotamia
Historians found it to be just.
As a matter of fact, it was.
King Hammurabi
Historians found it to be just.
certain writing ;)
it was carved in 1772 BC.
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Not the Declaration but the Constitution which follows the principles from the Hammurabi code.
hammurabis code was the first first written code of laws in the history of the world.
In fact it was the opposite. The codification of these rules were just.
They were appointed Judges and was exucuted
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