Did you know that there are seven major sections of Hammurabi’s Code? They are, in order, the prologue, the legal procedures, household laws, slavery, trade and business, religion, and epilogue. It’s one of the oldest sets of laws. King Hammurabi made this organized set of laws. Hammurabi’s Code was a very important set of laws. They kept everyone from misbehaving and if someone did misbehave their punishment was very serious. Hammurabi’s Code is a list of organized laws made up by King Hammurabi. It contained over 282 laws. Hammurabi was a ruler of Babylonia from about 1792 - 1750 B.C. The laws were based off an “Eye for an Eye,” so that the punishment matched the crime. For instance, if you stole something, your hands would be cut off because you used your hands to steal. All the laws were
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The harshness of punishment depends on how important the victim and law-breaker were. It demonstrated that Hammurabi believed the gods had power over people and events. A person who was accused of something could jump into the Euphrates River. If the person sinks in the river, the persons accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty and he escapes unhurt, then the person who accused the other person would be put to death, while while the person who jumped into the river would take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser. It was very important to have the laws written down. That way everyone would know the rules and laws. At the top of the pillar all the laws are on is Hammurabi receiving the laws from God Shamash. The pillar of laws are over 4,000 years old. Hammurabi’s code/laws were not the first attempted set of laws to be set up by society. They were the first organized set of laws recorded,
The harshness of punishment depends on how important the victim and law-breaker were. It demonstrated that Hammurabi believed the gods had power over people and events. A person who was accused of something could jump into the Euphrates River. If the person sinks in the river, the persons accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty and he escapes unhurt, then the person who accused the other person would be put to death, while while the person who jumped into the river would take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser. It was very important to have the laws written down. That way everyone would know the rules and laws. At the top of the pillar all the laws are on is Hammurabi receiving the laws from God Shamash. The pillar of laws are over 4,000 years old. Hammurabi’s code/laws were not the first attempted set of laws to be set up by society. They were the first organized set of laws recorded,