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'''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. He is best known for promulgating a set of criminal laws known as the [[Code of Hammurabi]]. It was a legal code based on "an eye for an eye" form of justice and had similarities to the later [[Mosaic code]] of the [[Bible]].   

 

* Van De Mieroop, Marc. ''King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography'' (2004) [http://www.amazon.com/King-Hammurabi-Babylon-Biography-Blackwell/dp/1405126604/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260599211&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]

* [http://www.questia.com/library/history/ancient-and-classical-history/middle-east/hammurabi.jsp online books and articles]

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