The Code of Hammurabi

By King, L. W.

Book Id: WPLBN0003467286
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Title:	The Code of Hammurabi
Author:	King, L. W.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Sacred Texts, Ancient Near East, Health Care
Collections:	Classic Sacred Texts
Historic Publication Date:	1915
Publisher:	Internet Sacred Text Archive (ISTA)


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Description: This, the earliest known written legal code, was composed about 1780 B.C.E. by Hammurabi, the ruler of Bablyon. This text was excavated in 1901; it was carved on an eight foot high stone monolith.

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