Hammurabi’s Code: Was it Just?

Standard: 6.2.4: I know the importance of Hammurabi's code. ÂCC- € 06..08 WhST 1: Â Write parameters focus on specialty-specific content. CC - € 06..08 WHST 4: Purpose: When reading the main source code of Hammurabi, does the student know the law is uniqueness or ununderstood and explain its importance? homework:

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)