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Hammurabi, Code of
Hammurabi
basalt stele containing the Code of Hammurabi
cuneiform writing
importance in Assyro-Babylonian literature
parallels to Jewish Torah
significance as a legal document
significance as a political document
significance in understanding Babylonian culture
specific provisions of code
Hammurabi
Hammurabi (flourished 18th century bc), king who ruled Babylonia, an ancient country lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now ...
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