Ancient Law and Hammurabi. Became the first king of the Babylonian Empire Wrote his own code of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi.

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Ancient Law and Hammurabi

Became the first king of the Babylonian Empire Wrote his own code of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi

Hammurabi’s Code Important because – It was very thorough – It was written down for all to see

Hammurabi’s Code The stele containing the Code was found in It is currently on display at the Lourve Museum in Paris, France.

Hammurabi’s Code Law system was based on an “eye for an eye” Your punishment depended on social status. – If a slave harmed a wealthy man, the slave’s punishments would be harsher than if a wealthy man harmed a slave.

Hammurabi’s Code of Law You be the Judge!

What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 229 If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction sound, and the house which he built collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house, the builder shall be put to death.

What should be done when a “sister of god” (or nun) enters the wine shop for a drink?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 110 If a “sister of god” (nun) who is not living in a convent opens a wine shop or enters a wine shop for drink, they shall burn that woman.

What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 117 If a man in debt is unable to pay his creditors, he shall sell his wife, son, or daughter, or bind them over for service. For three years they shall work in the houses of their purchaser or master; in the fourth year they shall be given their freedom

What happens to the wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 109 If bad characters gather in the house of a wine seller and she does not arrest those characters and bring them to the palace, that wine seller should be put to death.

What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles her husband?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 143 If the woman has not been careful but has gadded about, neglecting her house and belittling her husband, they shall throw that woman into the water.

What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth-parents want him back?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 185 If a man takes in his own home a young boy as a son and rears him, one may not bring claim for that adopted son.

What should happen to a boy who slaps his father?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 195 If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off.

How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another?

Hammurabi Decrees in Code 2 If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser.