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The “Code of Hammurabi” a basalt stele. Hammurabi, who was the 6th Babylonian king, standing before the sun-god Shamash. It is depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash. Circa 1792 BC-1750 BC. Height: 225cm & Circumference: 168cm. The Code consists of 282 laws, with scaled punishments, adjusting "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (lex talionis) as graded depending on social status, of slave versus free man. Inscribed in the Akkadian language, using cuneiform script. Louvre. Cuneiform Script, Mesopotamian Mythology, Royal Insignia, Lex Talionis, Code Of Hammurabi, An Eye For An Eye, Eye For An Eye, Free Man, Sun God

The “Code of Hammurabi” a basalt stele. Hammurabi, who was the 6th Babylonian king, standing before the sun-god Shamash. It is depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash. Circa 1792 BC-1750 BC. Height: 225cm & Circumference: 168cm. The Code consists of 282 laws, with scaled punishments, adjusting "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (lex talionis) as graded depending on social status, of slave versus free man. Inscribed in the Akkadian language, using cuneiform script. Louvre.

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