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Full text. Code of Hammurabi at Wikisource. The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon.
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The Code of Lipit-Ishtar is a collection of laws promulgated by Lipit-Ishtar ( r. 1934 – 1924 BCE ( MC) ), a ruler in Lower Mesopotamia. As cuneiform law, it is a legal code written in cuneiform script in the Sumerian language. [ 2][ 3] It is the second-oldest known extant legal code after the Code of Ur-Nammu.
Cuneiform law. Cuneiform law refers to any of the legal codes written in cuneiform script that were developed and used throughout the ancient Middle East among the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Elamites, Hurrians, Kassites, and Hittites. [1] The Code of Hammurabi is the best-known of the cuneiform laws, but there were a number of precursor ...
The Code of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses in the Torah contain numerous similarities. Hammurabi was seen by many as a god within his own lifetime. After his death, Hammurabi was revered as a great conqueror who spread civilization and forced all peoples to pay obeisance to Marduk , the national god of the Babylonians.
The code of law found at Ebla (2400 BC) Code of Urukagina (2380–2360 BC) Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (c. 2050 BC). Copies with slight variations found in Nippur, Sippar and Ur. Laws of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC) [ 2] Code of Lipit-Ishtar (c. 1870 BC) [ 3] Babylonian law. Code of Hammurabi (c. 1750 BC in middle chronology) Hittite laws, also known ...
Lipit-Ishtar. Lipit-Ishtar ( Akkadian: Lipit-Ištar; fl. c. 1870 BC – c. 1860 BC by the short chronology of the ancient Near East) was the 5th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the Sumerian King List ( SKL ). Also according to the SKL: he was the successor of Išme-Dagān.
The differences between the Code of Hammurabi and the Laws of Eshnunna significantly contributed to illuminating the development of ancient and cuneiform law. In distinction from the other Mesopotamian collections of law, this one got its name after the city where it had originated – Eshnunna , located on the bank of the Diyala River ...