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Government http://www.suite101.com/content/hammurabi-s-code-a10818 Hammurabi was the first king of the Babylonian Empire, reigning from 1792 B.C. – 1750 B.C. During his time in power, he conquered Sumer and Akkad, amassing those cultures for his territory. He is probably best known for his enduring code of Babylonian laws, known as Hammurabi’s Code. Though not the only law code around in the Ancient Near East (the codes of UrNammu and Eshnunna predate it by a few hundred years), Hammurabi’s code stands today as a fundamental example of laws that are so simple that they can not be altered by anyone, not even a king. The laws, 282 of them in total, catalog a number of crimes and their applicable punishments, with little or no provision for the accused to offer explanation in his own defense. Hammurabi’s code, a fine example of the “an eye for an eye” mentality of justice, was established in order to please the gods he worshipped. It was usual and customary for different Ancient Near Eastern civilizations to establish their own sets of law codes, and many of them are quite similar in content. The laws were strict and absolute. Hammurabi’s Code was carved into a large slab of stone of black basalt (known as a stela) and displayed publicly. Thus, no citizen or slave could claim he was not aware of a certain law or infraction. This stela, which stood 8 feet high, was discovered in 1901 in Elam, and is now housed in the Musee de Louvre. Some of the laws according to Hammurabi include: If a man accuses another of a crime, but can’t prove it, the accuser will be put to death. If a man accuses another of a crime, and can prove it, the accuser shall receive a monetary reward. If a robber is caught while stealing, he is to be put to death. If a man marries a woman, but has no relations with her, it is not considered a marriage. If a slave strikes his owner, his ear shall be cut off. If a son strikes his mother, his hands shall be cut off. Own ideas: As the first king of the Babylonian Empire, Hammurabi made 282 laws of what crimes were and what the punishment would be. All of these laws were carved into a large piece of stone. This was found 1901 and is now known as Hammurabi’s Code. Mainly Hammurabi created these laws to please the gods, and he made the laws extremely strict. Some of the laws are: If a man accuses another of a crime, but can’t prove it, the accuser shall be put to death If a man accuses another of a crime, and can prove it, the accuser shall receive a monetary reward If a slave strikes his owner his ear shall be cut of And so on… In my opinion, I think the civilization would have been better if there hadn’t been laws for cutting of people ears and thing like that. I do not think that the punishments are suitable for the crime, and even if these crimes happened, I don’t think that people even should be punished for most of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Babylon#The_Babylonian_King_List Ruler Reigned Comments Emisum ca. 1940–1912 BC Samium ca. 1912–1877 BC Zabaia ca. 1877–1868 BC Son of Samium, First royal inscription Gungunum ca. 1868–1841 BC Gained independence from Lipit-Eshtar of Isin Abisare ca. 1841–1830 BC Sumuel ca. 1830–1801 BC Nur-Adad ca. 1801–1785 BC Contemporary of Sumu-la-El of Babylon Sin-Iddinam ca. 1785–1778 BC Son of Nur-Adad Sin-Eribam ca. 1778–1776 BC Sin-Iqisham ca. 1776–1771 BC Silli-Adad ca. 1771–1770 BC Warad-Sin ca. 1770–1758 BC Possible co-regency with Kudur-Mabuk his father Rim-Sin I ca. 1758–1699 BC Contemporary of Irdanene of Uruk, Defeated by Hammurabi of Babylon, Brother of Warad-Sin Hammurabi of Babylon ca. 1699–1686 BC Official Babylonian rule, code of Hammurabi Samsu-iluna of Babylon ca. 1686–1678 BC Official Babylonian rule Rim-Sin II ca. 1678–1674 BC Killed in revolt against Babylon Contemporary of Zambiya of Isin, Son of Sin-Eribam Further information: First Dynasty of Babylon Ruler Reigned Comments Sumu-abum or Su-abu ca. 1830–1817 BC Contemporary of Ilushuma of Assyria Sumu-la-El ca. 1817–1781 BC Contemporary of Erishum I of Assyria Sabium or Sabum ca. 1781–1767 BC Son of Sumu-la-El Apil-Sin ca. 1767–1749 BC Son of Sabium Sin-muballit ca. 1748–1729 BC Son of Apil-Sin Hammurabi ca. 1728–1686 BC Samsu-iluna ca. 1686–1648 BC Son of Hammurabi Abi-eshuh or Abieshu ca. 1648–1620 BC Son of Samsu-iluna Ammi-ditana ca. 1620–1583 BC Son of Abi-eshuh Ammisaduqa orAmmisaduqa ca. 1582–1562 BC Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa Samsu-Ditana ca. 1562–1531 BC Sack of Babylon Contemporary of Zimri-Lim of Mari, Siwe-palarhuppak of Elamand Shamshi-Adad I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi Hammurabi (Akkadian from Amorite ʻAmmurāpi, "the kinsman is a healer," from ʻAmmu, "paternal kinsman," and Rāpi, "healer"; (died c. 1750 BC)) was the sixth king of Babylon (that is, of the First Babylonian Dynasty) from 1792 BC to 1750 BC middle chronology (1728 BC – 1686 BC short chronology)[2] He became the first king of the Babylonian Empire following the abdication of his father, Sin-Muballit, extending Babylon's control over Mesopotamia by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms.[3] Although his empire controlled all of Mesopotamia at the time of his death, his successors were unable to maintain his empire. Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Hammurabi's Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were inscribed on stone tablets (stelae) standing over eight feet tall (2.4 meters), of unknown provenance, found in Persia in 1901. Owing to his reputation in modern times as an ancient law-giver, Hammurabi's portrait is in many government buildings throughout the world. Who were the Babylonian kings? During the time of ancient Babylon, there were a lot of kings. The different kings were: Emisum Samium Zabaia Gungunum Abisare Sumuel Nur-Adad Sin-Iddinam Sin-Eribam Sin-Igisham Silli-Addad Warad-Sin Rim-Sin I Hammurabi Samsun-iluna Rim-Sin II The most famous one is probably Hammurabi, the creator of Hammurabi’s Code. He died in about 1750 BC. Hammurabi was king from about 1792 BC to 1750 BC, being the sixth king of Babylon. His portrait is on many buildings around the world.