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The Code of Hammurabi

by Hammurabi

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The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1751 BC. It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon. The primary copy of the text is inscribed on a basalt stele 2.25 m tall.

First published 179080 pages
880
Category
Classics
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Must-Read
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1
Editions known
36
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880
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PA
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ISBN 9781093957815EnglishFirst-edition ISBN: 9781546455639
DATE DUE
First published1790
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