The Oldest Code of Laws in the World
Author | : Hammurabi (King of Babylonia.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Akkadian language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Hammurabi (King of Babylonia.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Akkadian language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hammurabi |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2019-12-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9786057748812 |
The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC. It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. The sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, enacted the code, and partial copies exist on a man-sized stone stele and various clay tablets. The Code consists of 282 laws, with scaled punishments, adjusting "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (lex talionis) as graded depending on social status, of slave versus free man. Nearly one-half of the Code deals with matters of contract, establishing, for example, the wages to be paid to an ox driver or a surgeon. Other provisions set the terms of a transaction, establishing the liability of a builder for a house that collapses, for example, or property that is damaged while left in the care of another. A third of the code addresses issues concerning household and family relationships such as inheritance, divorce, paternity, and sexual behavior. Only one provision appears to impose obligations on an official; this provision establishes that a judge who reaches an incorrect decision is to be fined and removed from the bench permanently. A few provisions address issues related to military service. Hammurabi ruled for nearly 42 years, c. 1792 to 1750 BC according to the Middle chronology. In the preface to the law, he states, "Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared Marduk, the patron god of Babylon (The Human Record, Andrea & Overfield 2005), to bring about the rule in the land." On the stone slab there are 44 columns and 28 paragraphs that contained 282 laws. The laws follow along the rules of 'an eye for an eye'.
Author | : Rey de Babilonia Hammurabi |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2017-08-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780649025022 |
Author | : Hammurabi (King of Babylonia.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : C H W Johns |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781015882256 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Hammurabi (King of Babylonia.) |
Publisher | : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1584770619 |
The text, in English, of the Code of Hammurabi, which is the earliest code of laws. Probably issued about 1750 B.C., it includes 282 sections in an ordered arrangement. The index, created by the translator, may be viewed as a digest of the Code itself.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Joseph Herman Hertz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Raymond Westbrook |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 1235 |
Release | : 2003-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 904740209X |
A comprehensive survey of the Law of the Ancient Near East by a team of specialist scholars, this volume allows non-specialists access to the world's earliest known legal systems.
Author | : Lipit-Ishtar (King of Isin.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : Law, Sumerian |
ISBN | : |