hammurabi in A Sentence

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    That's why the Code of Hammurabi did not survive.

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    According to the code, Hammurabi divided society into three classes:.

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    Unlike many previous kings and rulers, Hammurabi did not think that he descended from the gods;

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    For later Mesopotamians, Hammurabi's reign became the frame of reference for all events occurring in the distant past.

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    Hammurabi's Code consisted of 282 laws, and punishments varying depending on the socioeconomic class of the accusers and the accused.

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    King Hammurabi wanted these laws to please the gods, which is why all legislation of the code begins with a compliment to the gods.

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    The Mesopotamian tablet Plimpton 322, written between 1790 and 1750 BC during the reign of Hammurabi the Great, contains many entries closely related to Pythagorean triples.

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    Hammurabi divided the empire into large regions in which he installed trusted commanders(like today's governors) with whom he kept a correspondence about the administration of those regions.

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    Despite Hammurabi's success and greatness as a conqueror and king, he's best remembered, not for his accomplishments on the battlefield, but for being a great reformer and legislator.

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    All that said, despite the Code of Hammurabi being one of the most well-written and advanced legal codes of antiquity, today it would be considered ridiculously harsh, inhumane, sexist, and even irrational in many cases.

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    Jesus' admonition to forgive one's enemies is often thought to do away with the"law of the talion," or an"eye for an eye" retribution- a standard that goes as far back as the prebiblical Code of Hammurabi- a law code of ancient Mesopotamia.

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    Hammurabi, an ancient Babylonian lawgiver, prefaced his law code as follows:“ At that time[ they] named me to promote the welfare of the people, me, Hammurabi, the devout, god- fearing prince, to cause justice to prevail in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil, that the strong might not oppress the weak.”.

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