Definitions for "Code of Hammurabi"
An early set of laws established by the Babylonian King Hammurabi, who ruled the ancient city from 1792 to 1750 b.c.
an early set of laws established by the Babylonian King Hammurabi around the year 2000 B.C.
The earliest example of a legal code defining crimes. See full text at The Avalon Project.
The first written criminal code developed in Babylonia about 2000 BC