Code of Hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi, collection of the laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, and the earliest legal code known in its entirety. A copy of the code was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists during the winter of 1901 to 1902 at Susa, in a part of Iran that was once ancient Elam. The code was engraved on a block of black basalt that is 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) in height. The block, broken in three pieces, has been restored and is now in the Louvre in Paris. (1)

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Codification from the Code of Hammurabi to the XII Tables: The Beginning

Codification: The Making of a Civil Code

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Code of Hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi