was the code of hammurabi a code of laws for Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia?

Answer 1

To actually answer your question..and in my own words, Hammurabi's Code was the law for Babylon. Babylon was in the region of Mesopotamia.

Answer 2

The two civilizations both grew up along rivers and around the same time period. It is thought that writing was invented in Mesopotamia, and developed in Egypt probably by trade iwhich started early in the history of both countries. The Nile valley was a strip of tremendously futile and managed farm land that stretch for 500 miles. The valley of the Tigris and Euphrates also was a futile area but involving two rivers to insure a huge surplus of food making possible the development of service industries within the population because with the abundance came the ability to feed an ever increasing population. A population that no longer had to labor in agriculture for their livelihood. Both civilizations worshiped many Gods, but their religions developed very differently. Water was everything. The egyptian idea of creation starts with "Kemmet" * emerging from a watery void or an existence of only water. and the first bit of land that rose up from the waters is celebrated in a object of sculpture called the ben ben stone. A small squat obelisk. The people of the great city of Ur hundreds of miles to the east, seemed less absorbed with death and afterlife than their Nile neighbors, but they built large temples to their Gods as well, The zigarat style temple greatly resembles the stepped pyramid of Djozer in Egypt, but seemed to serve and entirely different purpose. They were temples rather than tombs.

Answer 3

Code of Hammurabi
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An inscription of the Code of Hammurabi.
An inscription of the Code of Hammurabi.
View of the bas-relief image at the top of the stele.
View of the bas-relief image at the top of the stele.

The Code of Hammurabi (also known as Codex Hammurabi) is one of the earliest and best preserved law codes from ancient Babylon, created ca. 1760 BC (middle chronology). It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi.[1] Earlier collections of laws include the codex of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC), the Codex of Eshnunna (ca. 1930 BC) and the codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC).[2]

At the top of the stele is an image of a Babylonian god (thought to be either Marduk, or Shamash), with the king of Babylon presenting himself to the god, with his right hand raised to his mouth as a mark of respect.[1]

The image on the stele is done in bas-relief on basalt, and the text completely covers the bottom portion with the laws written in cuneiform script. The text contains a list of crimes and their various punishments, as well as settlements for common disputes and guidelines for citizens' conduct. The Code does not provide opportunity for explanation or excuses, though it does imply one's right to present evidence. The stele was openly displayed for all to see; thus, no man could plead ignorance of the law as an excuse. Scholars, however, presume that few people could read in that era, as literacy was primarily the domain of scribes. For a comprehensive summary of the laws, see Babylonian law.

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Mespotomamia from Old Babylonia

Answer 5

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