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  2. Code of Hammurabi - Wikipedia

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    The list of his accomplishments has helped establish that the text was written late in Hammurabi's reign. After the list, Hammurabi explains that he fulfilled Marduk's request to establish "truth and justice" (kittam u mÄ«šaram) for the people (292–302), although the prologue never directly references the laws. [63]

  3. List of ancient legal codes - Wikipedia

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    Babylonian law. Code of Hammurabi (c. 1750 BC in middle chronology) Hittite laws, also known as the 'Code of the Nesilim' (developed c. 1650–1500 BC, in effect until c. 1100 BC) Assyrian law, also known as the Middle Assyrian Laws (MAL) or the Code of the Assyrians/Assura (developed c. 1450–1250 BC, oldest extant copy c. 1075 BC) [4]

  4. Hammurabi - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses in the Torah contain numerous similarities. Hammurabi was seen by many as a god within his own lifetime. After his death, Hammurabi was revered as a great conqueror who spread civilization and forced all peoples to pay obeisance to Marduk, the national god of the Babylonians. Later, his military ...

  5. Hittite laws - Wikipedia

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    The laws are formulated as case laws; they start with a condition, and a ruling follows, e.g. "If anyone tears off the ear of a male or female slave, he shall pay 3 shekels of silver". The laws show an aversion to the death penalty; the usual penalty for serious offenses being enslavement to forced labour.

  6. History of institutions in Mesopotamia - Wikipedia

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    Fragment of the Code of Hammurabi.One of the most important institutions of Mesopotamia and the ancient world. It was a compilation of previous laws (Code of Ur-Namma, Code of Ešnunna) that were shaped and renewed in the time of Hammurabi and was made to be embodied in cuneiform script on sculptures and rocks in all public places throughout the ancient Babylonian state, heir to the Akkadian ...

  7. Cuneiform law - Wikipedia

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    Cuneiform law refers to any of the legal codes written in cuneiform script that were developed and used throughout the ancient Middle East among the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Elamites, Hurrians, Kassites, and Hittites. [1] The Code of Hammurabi is the best-known of the cuneiform laws, but there were a number of precursor laws. [1]

  8. Code of Ur-Nammu - Wikipedia

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    Although it is known that earlier law-codes existed, such as the Code of Urukagina, this represents the earliest extant legal text. It is three centuries older than the Code of Hammurabi . The laws are arranged in casuistic form of IF (crime) THEN (punishment)—a pattern followed in nearly all later codes.

  9. File:The code of Hammurabi.pdf - Wikipedia

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    Hammurabi (c. 2250 BCE); Robert Francis Harper, Ph.D. (ed. & transl.; 1846-1914) ... This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright ...