Hammurabi’s Code: Fair or Cruel?

The feet are wide. It contains about 4,000 lines of text and describes 282 different laws. Interestingly,

Hammurabi's heritage and code form the idea that the government should provide protection and justice - Hammurabi wants to end private revenge as a solution to the problem. • The code is written in wedge shape and is displayed on the pill near the temple - it shows that everyone has the right to know law and punishment

One of the reasons why the Babylonian empire was the most important empire is due to its leader, Hamrabi. Hammurabi reigned between 1792 and 1750 BC. During his reign, he founded a series of written laws and regulations we call today Hammurabi code. His code is more rigid than the law used in the United States today, but they have paved the way for our legal and consequential systems. Babylonians mimicked the system of crime and punishment that would be used in all future civilizations. Another reason for the greatest era of the Babylonian Empire is that they founded the first postal system during their existence. All past and present civilizations must have a more advanced long distance communication method. The postal service enables this

Hammurabi's heritage and code form the idea that the government should provide protection and justice - Hammurabi wants to end private revenge as a solution to the problem. • The code is written in wedge shape and is displayed on the pill near the temple - it shows that everyone has the right to know law and punishment

The ancient Babylonian empire continues to draw the flow of relations between the king and the gods, and its most famous king is Hammurabi. This 5 meter long stone tablet is carved with a Hammurabi code (currently in the Louvre museum in Paris) and shows that Hamraby is standing in front of the sitting god Shamash ( FIG. 6). Hammurabi suffered a distinctive crown, put his arm in awe, and received a stick and a ring from the hand of Shamash (the ancient king of Mesopotamia). His body is at the same level as God (Shamash is not bigger than him) and Shamash is looking at his eyes directly, which shows that he has both courage and strength. This image confirms the text explanation for Hammurabi as guardian of justice approved by Shamash.

Catherine P. Foster, Ph.D., Royal art of political information of ancient Mesopotamia. (Near Eastern Studies, Berkeley, UK)