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The Code of Hammurabi
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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.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book is what the title states - an almost complete law code from ancient Babylon. Whilst a bit dry, and sometimes difficult to follow in its translation, the brief text gave a very interesting insight into life in that civilisation. The coverage of laws involving family life, trade, agriculture and industry, assault, etc is quite insightful - especially the differing penalties for gentlemen, poor men and slaves - and surprised me as I wasn’t expecting such breadth for such times.I found it somewhat appealing the simplicity of the code and the apparent justice offered , as opposed to the opaque and complex legal system we have today, where sometime the law and justice seem to be different things.I had the kindle edition and would suggest its best to read this not as a book from cover to cover, but use the index to read those sections of interest.
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