'''Hammurabi''' was the King of [[Babylon]] from 1792 to 1750 B.C. The [[Code of Hammurabi]] was a legal code based on "an eye for an eye" form of justice and had similarities to the [[Mosaic code]] of the [[Bible]]. The code of Hammurabi are the earliest tablets of law to survive to this day and are considered to be an important find to understand ancient [[Middle East]] development and history. | '''Hammurabi''' was the King of [[Babylon]] from 1792 to 1750 B.C. The [[Code of Hammurabi]] was a legal code based on "an eye for an eye" form of justice and had similarities to the [[Mosaic code]] of the [[Bible]]. The code of Hammurabi are the earliest tablets of law to survive to this day and are considered to be an important find to understand ancient [[Middle East]] development and history. |