DBQ Essay: Hammurabi’s Code
It is ironic that the god of justice created the unjust laws in ancient Mesopotamia. Hammurabi’s code were 282 laws, they were written on a stone steele. They are very specific to many different things. Every law had its own consequence. Hammurabi ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. Hammurabi’s code is not just because the laws were overly harsh and unfair, they also resulted in a lot of death, and finally they were not equal based on social classes. The laws were overly harsh and unfair. For example, “If he destroys the law which I have given, may the great gods of heaven and earth inflict a curse upon his family, his land, his warriors, his subjects, and his troops” (Doc B Para 4). This is overly harsh because
It is ironic that the god of justice created the unjust laws in ancient Mesopotamia. Hammurabi’s code were 282 laws, they were written on a stone steele. They are very specific to many different things. Every law had its own consequence. Hammurabi ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. Hammurabi’s code is not just because the laws were overly harsh and unfair, they also resulted in a lot of death, and finally they were not equal based on social classes. The laws were overly harsh and unfair. For example, “If he destroys the law which I have given, may the great gods of heaven and earth inflict a curse upon his family, his land, his warriors, his subjects, and his troops” (Doc B Para 4). This is overly harsh because