Being put to death for false accusations,having your tongue cut out for insulting someone, having your handscut off for giving the wrong kind of haircut and being thrown intoa fire for looking upon someone else’s property, they are allpunishments found in the Code of Hammurabi. Compared to otherkings, most historians agree that Hammurabi was a just King. Havingharsh laws don’t make the king a bad person.

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