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Hammurabi

Sixth king of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 BC)

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Hammurabi (; Old Babylonian Akkadian: 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉, romanized: Ḫâmmurapi;^[a]c. 1810 – c. 1750 BC), also spelled Hammurapi,^[4] was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from c. 1792 to c. 1750 BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered the city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari. He ousted Ishme-Dagan I, the king of Assyria, and forced his son Mut-Ashkur to pay tribute, bringing almost all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule.

Hammurabi is best known for having issued the Code of Hammurabi, which he claimed to have received from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice. Unlike earlier Sumerian law codes, such as the Code of Ur-Nammu, which had focused on compensating the victim of the crime, the Law of Hammurabi was one of the first law codes to place

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Illustrations Maps Map A Upper Mesopotamia in the time of Hammurabi Map B Lower Mesopotamia in the time of Hammurabi Map C Towns named in the Prologue to the Code of Hammurabi Illustrations Fig. 1 When a new floor of pounded earth was being laid in the temple of Šamaš at Larsa (Tell Senkereh) tablets dating from the time of Hammurabi were used as material for ballast. Here they are being delicately excavated. Fig. 2 The ruins of the stepped tower (the ziggurat) at Eridu (modern Tell Abu Sharein). Because of the encroaching desert, this ancient Sumerian settlement was gradually abandoned over the years. Under Hammurabi it retained importance only as a religious centre where the worship of Enki/Ea was conducted. Fig. 3 A letter from the archives at the palace of Mari, sent from Babylon to the king of Mari by his envoy Yarim Addu. He informs his master about the current political developments, since Hammurabi has made an alliance with the king of Malgium (see ARM 26/2: 373). Fig. 4 Hardly anything remains today

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King Hammurabi of Babylon

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