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Code of Hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi
1754 BC

An early set of laws from the ancient Near East. The laws are arranged in orderly groups. For each law there is a retaliatory punishment "Eye for an eye") given. However, there is also the concept of presumption of innocence and the right to present evidence.

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Hammurabi's Code on a basalt stele — Nearly complete example of the code discovered in 1901 and on display in the Louvre. Akkadian language, using cuneiform script is carved into a 2.25 m (7.4 ft) tall basalt stele in the shape of a index finger
Photo Credit: By Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7672627

Hammurabi's Code on a basalt stele Nearly complete example of the code discovered in 1901 and on display in the Louvre. Akkadian language, using cuneiform script is carved into a 2.25 m (7.4 ft) tall basalt stele in the shape of a index finger

Hammurabi code Istanbul — A version of the code at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
Photo Credit: By Istanbul Archaeology Museums - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34550480

Hammurabi code Istanbul A version of the code at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.

Code of Hammurabi (Law)

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Hammurabi's Code on a basalt stele Nearly complete example of the code discovered in 1901 and on display in the Louvre. Akkadian language, using cuneiform script is carved into a 2.25 m (7.4 ft) tall basalt stele in the shape of a index finger

Hammurabi code Istanbul A version of the code at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.

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