Hammurabi and the Code of Laws In Mesopotamia Hammurabi took over the throne from his father, Sin-Muballit, continuing the empire his father started. He soon found himself starting a project that took him around 40 years. When Hammurabi took the throne he made a set of rules, the code of laws, which applied to everyone, made to keep unity and order.
In 1792 to 1750 B.C.E Hammurabi made the code of laws. He made them to uphold unity and preserve order in his empire. He claimed that his laws were based on the will of the gods themselves. He had also claimed that the gods had told him to make a set of rules that were to apply to everyone, he was the first ruler to make a set or rules/laws like this. When Hammurabi was king rules based on
In 1792 to 1750 B.C.E Hammurabi made the code of laws. He made them to uphold unity and preserve order in his empire. He claimed that his laws were based on the will of the gods themselves. He had also claimed that the gods had told him to make a set of rules that were to apply to everyone, he was the first ruler to make a set or rules/laws like this. When Hammurabi was king rules based on