The Code of Hammurabi

by Hammurabi

Overview

The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi) is a well-preserved ancient law code, created ca. 1790 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. One nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall basalt stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script. One of the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were written on a stone tablet standing over eight feet tall (2.4 meters) that was found in 1901.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016223810
Publisher:	Wishland Publishing
Publication date:	02/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	579 KB