Hammurabi was born in 1795 BC in Babylon, modern day Iraq. Thelasting contribution of Hammurabi on Babylonian society was his setof laws known as the code of Hammurabi. From the Akkadian languageof the Amorite his name means “the kinsman is a healer”. He wasborn royal and inherited the power from his father. Life as a childis not documented and only scanty information exists about hisimmediate family: his father, Sin-muballit; his sister, Iltani; andhis firstborn son and successor, Samsuiluna, are known by name.

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