Babylonian Empire: The Law Code Of Hammurabi
The ruler of the Babylonian Empire, Hammurabi wrote the document called “The Law Code of Hammurabi”. He became the ruler during 1792 B.C.E. through 1750 B.C.E. In Ancient Mesopotamia is where Hammurabi created these laws in which he commanded for it to be inscribed on clay tablets. Since this was during the First Civilization of Mesopotamia this document was necessary and were the first written laws established.
The Law Code of Hammurabi was put in place in order to have some type of government within the Babylonian Empire. “This document was intended for all the people under the Babylonian Empire which were women, men and slaves. It was also created to have a form of punishment for all people of different social statuses. Since during this
The Law Code of Hammurabi was put in place in order to have some type of government within the Babylonian Empire. “This document was intended for all the people under the Babylonian Empire which were women, men and slaves. It was also created to have a form of punishment for all people of different social statuses. Since during this