Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He started in 1750 BCE-1792 BCE, Babylon is in modern day Iraq. In 1750 BCE there were two rivers that went through Babylon, the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon, he was a harsh ruler and that's why I’m writing about Hammurabi’s Code. He was the first person recorded to make laws and he wrote two hundred and eighty-two laws that were written on a stele which is a big stone. Hammurabi was told by Shamash to write the laws, some might say he is a fair ruler but he was NOT. Was Hammurabi’s Code unfair? Yes, because his punishments were too harsh the laws weren't equal to women and children and his laws did not protect the weak. Hammurabi's
code was too harsh! My evidence is that in law 195: If a son struck his father, his hands shall be cut off [Doc C]. Law 195 is just really harsh so if you hit your dad your hand will be chopped off, there are a lot of better way to settle this he can pay his father, he can lose privileges and that's my point that Hammurabi’s Code was just way too harsh. Laws were unequal to women and children. In law 209: If a man strikes the daughter of a free man and causes her to lose her fruit of her womb, he shall pay the girl's father 10 shekels of silver [Doc E]. Woman and children are treated in really harsh conditions but men are not. Laws don't protect the weak, he kills hundreds of people with his harsh laws he not protecting anyone by the time everyone's “protected” everyone in Babylon will be dead. He doesn't protect the weak from any harsh conditions he only protect the wealthy. Although Hammurabi's Code was unfair he still had some fair laws but don't think there all that amazing but they're pretty fair for instance in law 23: If a man robbed a house and he got away Hammurabi must pay the person back. But don't think they're all amazing like this one this is probably the best one I found. Also he has a carving of himself on the south side of the U.S Supreme Court he really doesn't deserve that because he is a cruel man.