what date or around what date was it?
2007-10-04 08:42:44 · 2 answers · asked by Ave 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
What is referred to as the Code of Hammurabi is generally dated to about 1780 BCE (re: Charles F. Horne circ. 1915) These codes represent Babylon during its greatest period.
These codes were the foundation of laws for many cultures within the mid-east inclusive of what the west refers to as the Ten Commandments. Even so these Babylonian codes are far more extensive than most of the laws of ensuing cultures demonstrating the greatness of Hammurabi.
These codes were far more than just a code of conduct or a definition of desired actions and beliefs addressing such subjects as contracts.
It should be kept in mind that these codes did not simply appear, but were based on previous laws and codes of other cultures.
2007-10-04 10:17:39 · answer #1 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1760 BC
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2007-10-04 15:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋