This work, from the Mesopotamia period dated ca. 3,000-500 BCE, is by an unknown artist and is titled Stele of Hammurabi. During the Mesopotamia period, pictograms were used in order to communicate ideas with each other and to administrate and keep records of people as well as the commercial transactions. But, there was a need for writing so over time the pictograms became part of the writing system known as cuneiform. That is why on the back of this work are 28 columns in “if” and “then” verdicts about laws on property, family, and domestic life written in cuneiform. One of the most famous sections written was “the strong might not oppress the weak nor the weak oppress the strong.” This section is important because it highlights the opposition
