King Hammurabi was the sixth ruler of ancient Babylon, and first dynasty king of the Babylonian Empire (which included Mesopotamia), who lived from 1818 BCE to 1750 BCE. He is best known for creating some of the earliest codified laws.

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The Code of Hammurabi, (or Codex Hammurabi) is a set of 252 laws and penalties devised by King Hammurabi in approximately 1700 BCE.*
Only one complete example of the codex remains today. It was discovered by Egyptian archeologist Gustav Jequier in Iran (formerly Susa, Elam), in 1901, and is on display at the Louvre, in Paris.
* According to historian Peter James, author of Centuries of Darkness, scholars disagree about date Codex Hammurabi was written, with estimates spanning a period of approximately 250 years.

“Pinches dates Hammurabi c. 2000 BC. Van De Mieroop dates him c. 1800 BC. Other suggestions based on shorter chronology suggest c. 1700 BC. Based on king lists Hammurabi son of Sin-mubalit son of Abil-Sin belonged to the First Babylonian Dynasty.

Following traditional dating we have the following (approximate) claims

1750 BC in traditional Egyptian chronology corresponds to the 12th and 13th Egyptians dynasties
The first Babylonian dynasty ended with the fall of Babylon

The fall of Babylon is dated c. 1500-1600 BC which corresponds to the beginning of the 18th Egyptian dynasty”

The text of Codex Hammurabi has been translated from cuneiform to English. You can view a copy via Related Links, below.

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