The Laws that are written in the Code of Hammurabi are base ground for archeologist to understanding life as a Mesopotamian citizen. The laws give us the structure that Mesopotamian citizen had to follow under but it also opens another system, in which certain Social Class, aspect of governance and Male and Female relation can affect your outcome in that society. The laws in the Code of Hammurabi were able to give us an aspect on how certain citizen could pay a fee for a law they broke while others either lost an eye or an arm or lost a family member. This result meant that there was some sort of Social Class difference among the people of Mesopotamian. For instance, “If he has knocked out the eye of a plebian or has broken the limb of a
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If you read the Code of Hammurabi, you will see that certain laws where for the government. This mean that the Mesopotamian people had a government system that made sure that trading, laws, selling lands and business weren’t mistreated or abuse. For example, “If the highwayman has not been caught, the man that has been robbed shall state on oath what he has lost and the city or district governor in whose territory or district the robbery took place shall restore to him what he has lost” (Law #23). The laws of Code of Hammurabi are teaching us that the Mesopotamian people weren’t wild savages but rather civilize people who had a government system that was keeping everything in check. For instance, in the article it states “If Life (has been lost), the city or district governor shall pay one mine of silver to the deceased’s relatives” (Law #24). The Mesopotamian people had government system in place that was making sure that the laws were being followed and know one was getting cheated out of …show more content…
The laws in the Code of Hammurabi were able to teach us how Male and Female were different. “If a man’s wife, living in her husband house, has persisted in going out, has acted the fool, has wasted her house, has belittled her husband, he shall prosecute her. If her husband has said, “I divorce her,” she shall go her way; he shall giver her nothing as her price of divorce. If her husband has said, “I will not divorce her, “he may take another woman to wife; the wife shall live as a slave in her husband’s house” (Law #141). This law taught us that females had no saying in certain matter and that they had no respect as well. The men’s in the Mesopotamian society were basically the rulers of the land. The Male and Female relations weren’t only on male and female but also on father and son. For instance, “If a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off” (Law #195). This law is teaching us that the Mesopotamian were strict upon discipline and making sure that the kids listen to their parents. The Code of Hammurabi and all its laws are the base ground of archeologist on learning about the Mesopotamian society. The laws were able to give us an aspect upon the Social Class, Male and Female relations and their aspect of governance. From the laws, we were able to learn about the society of Mesopotamian
If you read the Code of Hammurabi, you will see that certain laws where for the government. This mean that the Mesopotamian people had a government system that made sure that trading, laws, selling lands and business weren’t mistreated or abuse. For example, “If the highwayman has not been caught, the man that has been robbed shall state on oath what he has lost and the city or district governor in whose territory or district the robbery took place shall restore to him what he has lost” (Law #23). The laws of Code of Hammurabi are teaching us that the Mesopotamian people weren’t wild savages but rather civilize people who had a government system that was keeping everything in check. For instance, in the article it states “If Life (has been lost), the city or district governor shall pay one mine of silver to the deceased’s relatives” (Law #24). The Mesopotamian people had government system in place that was making sure that the laws were being followed and know one was getting cheated out of …show more content…
The laws in the Code of Hammurabi were able to teach us how Male and Female were different. “If a man’s wife, living in her husband house, has persisted in going out, has acted the fool, has wasted her house, has belittled her husband, he shall prosecute her. If her husband has said, “I divorce her,” she shall go her way; he shall giver her nothing as her price of divorce. If her husband has said, “I will not divorce her, “he may take another woman to wife; the wife shall live as a slave in her husband’s house” (Law #141). This law taught us that females had no saying in certain matter and that they had no respect as well. The men’s in the Mesopotamian society were basically the rulers of the land. The Male and Female relations weren’t only on male and female but also on father and son. For instance, “If a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off” (Law #195). This law is teaching us that the Mesopotamian were strict upon discipline and making sure that the kids listen to their parents. The Code of Hammurabi and all its laws are the base ground of archeologist on learning about the Mesopotamian society. The laws were able to give us an aspect upon the Social Class, Male and Female relations and their aspect of governance. From the laws, we were able to learn about the society of Mesopotamian