How much did the stone containing Hammurabi's Code weigh?

Question

It came up in a class and I'm curious.

Answer 1

Below is a brief description with the dimensions of the famous stele found in excavations of ancient Susa (capital of Elam)

I have not found a listing of the WEIGHT yet (still looking!)

an obelisk-shaped stele of black diorite
7 ft. 3 in. high,
with a circumference at the base of 6 ft. 2 in.
and at the top of 5 ft. 4 in
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/mba/mba16.htm
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Not finding the weight, I decided to estimate it based on the weight of another ancient statue made of the same material.**
I came up with a guess of about 1150 kg.

**The statue of Entemena (136 kg, 76 cm high, diameter, I believe, about 38 cm).
http://www.minervamagazine.com/exc/iraq_07.html

Note -- this could be a fair bit off because
a) the diameter was guessed based on photographs
b) the exact composition, and hence weight, of the diorite in the two items is not necessarily the same!
c) the formulas used treated each as perfect cylinders, which they are not

Answer 2

Hammurabi Stone

Answer 3

black diorite stone,
stele of Hammurabi from susa
c1792-1750 bce basalt heigth of stele aprox7`(2.13m),heigthof relief28"(71.1m)
musee du lorver paris