Sunday, May 2, 2010

Code of Hammurabi

An ancient law code, created 1790 BC in ancient Babylon:

Code of Hammurabi
It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. It is nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall diorite stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script.

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