Nearly 4,000 years ago, when the 4 empires ruled there was a man named Hammurabi who created a code of laws. Hammurabi ruled for 42 years in this time Hammurabi made 282 laws and Hammurabi listened to the god of justice Shamash. Hammurabi took over Mesopotamia Hammurabi ruled the Babylonian empire. Hammurabi took power in 1792 BCE. Hammurabi ruled over a population of about 1,000,000 people and most of his subjects were farmers.(BGE) Was Hammurabi´s code just? Hammurabi's code was just in of family laws,property laws,and personal laws.
The Family law in Hammurabi's code were justified and provided the right punishments because they were fair. In law 129,it says¨ if a married woman is caught in [adultery] with another man, they shall …show more content…
In Law 21 states,¨ if a man has broken the wall[to rob] a house ,they shall be put to death and pierce him,or hang him in the hole in the wall which he has made.¨(Doc D) This is just because this man has destroyed something that this person has worked so hard on to build and this man knew what he was getting into. In Law 48: ¨If a man has borrowed money to plant his fields and a storm has flooded his field or carried away the crop, ... in that year he does not have to pay his creditor.¨(Doc D)If this man has borrowed money for crops and these crops are destroyed, he did not know that a storm would come so the creditor has no right to get paid and more people are probably paying him …show more content…
In Law 196 ¨If a man has knocked out the eye of a free man,his eye shall be knocked out. In Law 199 ¨If he has knocked out the eye of a slave...he shall pay half his value.¨(Doc E) These laws are just because a free man is worth more and lives in the upper class. The slave is worth less but at least he is getting payed half of his value. It states in Law 209 ¨If a man strikes the daughter of a free man and causes her to lose the fruit of her womb,he shall pay 10 shekels of silver...¨ It states in Law 213 If he has struck the slave-girl of a free man and causes her to lose her fruit of her womb, he shall pay 2 shekels of silver.¨(Doc E) These both are just because the daughter that isn't a slave is more precious and worth more slaves are lower in the social structure. The slave girl is worth less but she still gets
The Family law in Hammurabi's code were justified and provided the right punishments because they were fair. In law 129,it says¨ if a married woman is caught in [adultery] with another man, they shall …show more content…
In Law 21 states,¨ if a man has broken the wall[to rob] a house ,they shall be put to death and pierce him,or hang him in the hole in the wall which he has made.¨(Doc D) This is just because this man has destroyed something that this person has worked so hard on to build and this man knew what he was getting into. In Law 48: ¨If a man has borrowed money to plant his fields and a storm has flooded his field or carried away the crop, ... in that year he does not have to pay his creditor.¨(Doc D)If this man has borrowed money for crops and these crops are destroyed, he did not know that a storm would come so the creditor has no right to get paid and more people are probably paying him …show more content…
In Law 196 ¨If a man has knocked out the eye of a free man,his eye shall be knocked out. In Law 199 ¨If he has knocked out the eye of a slave...he shall pay half his value.¨(Doc E) These laws are just because a free man is worth more and lives in the upper class. The slave is worth less but at least he is getting payed half of his value. It states in Law 209 ¨If a man strikes the daughter of a free man and causes her to lose the fruit of her womb,he shall pay 10 shekels of silver...¨ It states in Law 213 If he has struck the slave-girl of a free man and causes her to lose her fruit of her womb, he shall pay 2 shekels of silver.¨(Doc E) These both are just because the daughter that isn't a slave is more precious and worth more slaves are lower in the social structure. The slave girl is worth less but she still gets