Title of material
The Code of Hammurabi
Course
ASH3200; ASH3204; EUH2000; WOH2012
Date (Original)
Old Babylonian, c. 1800 BCE
Location
Babylon
Keywords
Code of Hammurabi; Law; Kingship
Description
The so-called law code was a political document meant to promote the kingship of Hammurabi. It reveals striking class inequality and was seldom if ever consulted in legal contexts.
STARS Citation
Ascribed to Hammurabi, "The Code of Hammurabi" (2020). All OER History Primary Sources. 2.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/oerhistory-all/2
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