Tatum Peacock
Professor Peterson
Humanities 101
19 March 2017
The Stele of Hammurabi People from the north of southern Mesopotamia known as the Akkadians, came down and dominated the cities of Mesopotamia for hundreds of years. When the Akkadians rule ended, in 2200 BCE Mesopotamia was left in chaos, and disorder. It was not until 1800 BCE. That Hammurabi of Babylon, also known as King Hammurabi took control of the region and imposed order on Mesopotamia. King Hammurabi put forth laws to govern the Mesopotamian region; these laws were transcribed onto a stele that became known as the Stele of Hammurabi, and with these laws the lives of the Mesopotamian people were told. The Stele of Hammurabi made of black diorite, standing seven feet …show more content…
Under the rule of King Hammurabi punishments and rules were based on your social class, women and slaves were considered property and those with the most wealth had the most freedom. In modern times these rules and punishments seem unjust, however under the rule of King Hammurabi these laws were believed to be just and fair, as the laws were said to be given to King Hammurabi as a gift from the sun god …show more content…
The stele of Hammurabi is one of many. Researchers believe that the stele was replicated and displayed in temples all around the Babylonian empire after the death of King Hammurabi. However the replicas that researchers believe to have existed have been destroyed, leaving only fragments of the stele behind. The Stele of Hammurabi, now on display at the Louvre in Paris, France is the untold story of the people of Mesopotamia told through the laws and punishments that governed
Professor Peterson
Humanities 101
19 March 2017
The Stele of Hammurabi People from the north of southern Mesopotamia known as the Akkadians, came down and dominated the cities of Mesopotamia for hundreds of years. When the Akkadians rule ended, in 2200 BCE Mesopotamia was left in chaos, and disorder. It was not until 1800 BCE. That Hammurabi of Babylon, also known as King Hammurabi took control of the region and imposed order on Mesopotamia. King Hammurabi put forth laws to govern the Mesopotamian region; these laws were transcribed onto a stele that became known as the Stele of Hammurabi, and with these laws the lives of the Mesopotamian people were told. The Stele of Hammurabi made of black diorite, standing seven feet …show more content…
Under the rule of King Hammurabi punishments and rules were based on your social class, women and slaves were considered property and those with the most wealth had the most freedom. In modern times these rules and punishments seem unjust, however under the rule of King Hammurabi these laws were believed to be just and fair, as the laws were said to be given to King Hammurabi as a gift from the sun god …show more content…
The stele of Hammurabi is one of many. Researchers believe that the stele was replicated and displayed in temples all around the Babylonian empire after the death of King Hammurabi. However the replicas that researchers believe to have existed have been destroyed, leaving only fragments of the stele behind. The Stele of Hammurabi, now on display at the Louvre in Paris, France is the untold story of the people of Mesopotamia told through the laws and punishments that governed