The Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541257184)

The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC (Middle Chronology). It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. The sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, enacted the code, and partial copies exist on a seven and a half foot stone stele and various clay tablets. The code consists of 282 laws, with scaled punishments, adjusting "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (lex talionis) as graded depending on social status, of slave versus free man.

Author: Henry Hugh Beams Paull, Hammurabi
ISBN-10: 1541257189
ISBN-13: 9781541257184
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/22/2016
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d