Standard: 6.2.4 Know the significance of Hammurabi's Code
Where Hammurabi's Code is written there is also 11 more tablets
Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi was the emperor of the Babylonian Empire through 1792-1750 B.C. which is 42 years. The Hammurabi's Code was a set of written laws for all the people in the Babylonian Empire to follow. The Code of law had 282 written laws and it was written by scribes on 12 tablets. The code of law was written in Akkadian because Babylonians spoke Akkadian. Hammurabi thought this will bring justice and peace to his empire and he also thought that this will help him keep control of his empire. The people who lived in Babylonia had the right to get the punishment if needed and the right to learn the law. One of the rules were simple if you broke someones arm yours gets broken to. So that is why the phrase eye for an eye tooth for tooth came up. Also the carving at the top of the pillar is Hammurabi receiving the set of written laws from god Shamash a son god whose was from Mesopotamia but the god could possibly be the next son god called Marduk. It is also like God giving Moses the Ten Commandments because a god is giving someone laws.
Similarities and Differences compared with The Ten Commandments
I put in the ten commandments because I wanted to compare it with the Code of Law. The Ten commandments was the rules of Israelites and the Code of law was rules of Babylonians. The Ten Commandments had ten laws but the code of law has 282 laws. There was also a difference the code of law is a law and the Ten commandments are rules. Also the Code of Law is mostly getting back revenge and justice but the ten commandments was rules created to care for each other and also it was just rules to believe in a god.
Conclusion
So mostly the conclusion is that the Hammurabi's Code was Hammurabi's idea to help control his empire by using violence and getting back revenge.