Hammurabi Claude Hermann
The Code of Hammurabi
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform March 13, 2017)
The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi) is a well-preserved ancient law code, created ca. 1790 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. One nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall basalt stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script. One of the first written codes of law in recorded history.
- ISBN
- 1544622147 / 9781544622149
- Pages
- 76
- Weight
- 5.9 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.2 in.