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9 sie 2024 · The Code of Hammurabi is the longest surviving text from the Old Babylonian period. The code is an early example of a law regulating a government: a kind of primitive constitution. The code is also one of the earliest examples of the "presumption of innocence" (innocent until proven otherwise).
The code is made up of 282 laws dealing with such matters as taxes and trade, crime and punishment, and family relationships. The code established three social classes—the upper class, the middle class, and enslaved people—with certain rights and obligations.
20 kwi 2020 · The Hammurabi Code encapsulates 282 legal codes that were used to basically govern the people of ancient Babylon during King Hammurabi’s reign. Written in the dominant language at the time, the Akkadian language, the code provided a legal framework for the exchange of goods and services in the ancient city-state of Babylon.
By studying Hammurabi’s Code, students are given concrete evidence of the extensive reach of ancient Babylonian government into the lives of its population, as well as several excellent examples of the far-reaching legal distinctions of class and gender in the society.
18 paź 2022 · CODE OF HAMMURABI. To better manage his expanding empire, Hammurabi, monarch of the Babylonian Empire, issued a collection of laws to every city-state around 1771 BCE. The 282 rules, often known as the Code of Hammurabi, are one of the first and most comprehensive documented legal codes from antiquity.
Hammurabi’s code consists of 282 laws that specify a range of possible crimes and the punishments that will be received by those who commit those crimes. For example, the code forbids typical crimes of the time, such as the theft of an ox.
The Code of Hammurabi was written down on clay tablets and etched into stone. It is one of the oldest recorded codes of laws in the world. One of the best surviving examples of the code is written on the "diorite stele".
