Hammurabi - i need some info abt this guy plz help if u can?

Question

In his Code, Hammurabi referred to himself as “the king of justice.” Why was his law code so significant? What ideas was it based on?

Answer 1

CODE OF HAMMURABI

INTRODUCTION :

Code of Hammurabi, collection of the laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, and the earliest legal code known in its entirety. A copy of the code, engraved on a block of black basalt that is 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) in height, was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists at Sūsa, Iraq, formerly ancient Elam, during the winter of 1901 to 1902. The block, broken in three pieces, has been restored and is now in the Louvre in Paris.

COMPOSITION OF THE CODE :

The divine origin of the written law is emphasized by a bas-relief in which the king is depicted receiving the code from the sun god, Shamash. The quality most usually associated with this god is justice. The code is set down in horizontal columns of cuneiform writing: 16 columns of text on the obverse side and 28 on the reverse. The text begins with a prologue that explains the extensive restoration of the temples and religious cults of Babylonia and Assyria. The code itself, composed of 28 paragraphs, seems to be a series of amendments to the common law of Babylonia, rather than a strict legal code. It begins with direction for legal procedure and the statement of penalties for unjust accusations, false testimony, and injustice done by judges; then follow laws concerning property rights, loans, deposits, debts, domestic property, and family rights. The sections covering personal injury indicate that penalties were imposed for injuries sustained through unsuccessful operations by physicians and for damages caused by neglect in various trades. Rates are fixed in the code for various forms of service in most branches of trade and commerce.

A HUMANE CIVIL LAW :

The Code of Hammurabi contains no laws having to do with religion. The basis of criminal law is that of equal retaliation, comparable to the Semitic law of “an eye for an eye.” The law offers protection to all classes of Babylonian society; it seeks to protect the weak and the poor, including women, children, and slaves, against injustice at the hands of the rich and powerful.

The code is particularly humane for the time in which it was promulgated; it attests to the law and justice of Hammurabi's rule. It ends with an epilogue glorifying the mighty works of peace executed by Hammurabi and explicitly states that he had been called by the gods “to cause justice to prevail in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil.” He describes the laws in his compilation as enabling “the land to enjoy stable government and good rule,” and he states that he had inscribed his words on a pillar in order “that the strong may not oppress the weak, that justice may be dealt the orphan and the widow.” Hammurabi counsels the downtrodden in these ringing words: “Let any oppressed man who has a cause come into the presence of my statue as king of justice, and have the inscription on my stele read out, and hear my precious words, that my stele may make the case clear to him; may he understand his cause, and may his heart be set at ease!”

Answer 2

The Code of Hammurabi has about 300 laws to give "equal" justice. I say "equal" because if you were of lower status, your punishment was often far worse than say, a high priest's punshiment. There was a wide use of corporal punishment and the aristocracy was very protected. It was arbitrary in execution and carrying-out the laws, but the punishments were often over the top. For instance if a man killed a pregnant daughter of another man, the killer's daughter was then killed. Doesn't make much sense now, but the laws were carried out to the letter. The King was the judge or the official seeing as Babylon was rather a large empire.

Answer 3

He was a king of the Asian region on two rivers: Tiger and Eufrat. The Hammurabi Code is basically known for it's strictness. "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" it's the best known rule out of the code. He called himself "king of justice because in his opinion the only right penance for a criminal is to do to him the same he did to his victim. So, ex. if someone murdered someone by suffocation he was suffocated as well...etc. That was Hammurabi's meaning of justice.

Answer 4

The law code was so significant because it was the oldest law code found. The other answers, should be found easily if you researched!!

Answer 5

ahh i remember learning this in Global History
I don't know why he referd to himself like that but u can find that out on Google or something like that
He was important because he was thee first man to have written laws in his civilization
like an eye for an eye

His laws were the foundations for the laws of other societies like the Romans

Answer 6

1/ It was written
2/ It was public
3/ It was not arbitrary unlike legal justice applications under a monarchy or feudal system
4/ Was actually progressive and recognise that women had some rights e.g. a woman could divorce her husband if her abused her greatly or was an adulterer

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It was significant because 1)it was written and 2)everyone was required to follow them.

Answer 9

Try looking him up on wikipedia.