Did you know Hammurabi’s Code is one of the oldest known laws to date? This was because Hammurabi’s code was very early for its time having laws placed for the Babylonians, so they won’t do horrible, despicable acts against each other, and the society will stay intact. Though before we get into the laws of Hammurabi 's Code, let’s talk about who Hammurabi was himself. Hammurabi was just a man that came into the power of a small city-state by the name of Babylonian in 1792 B.C. Hammurabi was a vicious, threatful beast that took over many city-states around him ranging from the North to South. Hammurabi now was controlling much of Mesopotamia. After Hammurabi’s reign, his acts of violence settled into peace. He then made 7 steles that had 282
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Also, how people were treated depended where they were born on the social ladder or their gender. An example of this is how doctors who accidentally kill slaves would just replace them with new ones. I find this very wrong in my opinion, knowing that slaves are also humans too with human actions, and should not be replaceable whether they’re wealthy or poor. The main problem with this is if other people get accidentally killed by a doctor, though is a higher class than slaves. The doctors don’t replace them, but get their hands chopped off. This is because slaves are “treated like property” to a free human, and are known to not be as important as others who are higher along the chain of the social classes. Code 219. “If a physician makes a large incision in the slave of a freed man and kills him, he shall replace the slave with another slave.” According to Hammurabi’s Code. Another reason why I believe Hammurabi’s Code is unjust was how if a woman overcharged somebody for a drink they would immediately drown her for it. The reason I think this is unjust is because it covers two of my previous points in my thesis statement, unbalanced gender equality, and harsh punishments. Based on Hammurabi’s Code, unbalanced gender equality was normal back then with women being
Also, how people were treated depended where they were born on the social ladder or their gender. An example of this is how doctors who accidentally kill slaves would just replace them with new ones. I find this very wrong in my opinion, knowing that slaves are also humans too with human actions, and should not be replaceable whether they’re wealthy or poor. The main problem with this is if other people get accidentally killed by a doctor, though is a higher class than slaves. The doctors don’t replace them, but get their hands chopped off. This is because slaves are “treated like property” to a free human, and are known to not be as important as others who are higher along the chain of the social classes. Code 219. “If a physician makes a large incision in the slave of a freed man and kills him, he shall replace the slave with another slave.” According to Hammurabi’s Code. Another reason why I believe Hammurabi’s Code is unjust was how if a woman overcharged somebody for a drink they would immediately drown her for it. The reason I think this is unjust is because it covers two of my previous points in my thesis statement, unbalanced gender equality, and harsh punishments. Based on Hammurabi’s Code, unbalanced gender equality was normal back then with women being