Hammurabi Laws Analysis

People did not like that they had to follow 282 laws by a king. Also, if people didn’t follow them they would get a harsh retribution. Hammurabi was king of Babylon 4,000 years ago. Hammurabi made 282 laws because he believed in fairness to all people. So, was Hammurabi’s code of laws fair to all people? First off, Hammurabi’s code of laws were just based on evidence from the personal injury law, property law, and family law of his code. His first law was personal injury which was fair. For example, for personal injury, law 215 it states “If a surgeon has operated with a bronze lancet on the body of a free man… and saves the man’s life, he shall receive 10 shekels of silver.” Another example is, law 196 it says “If a man has knocked
In law 21 it claims, “If a man has broken through the wall [to rob] a house, they shall put him to death and pierce him, or hang him in the hole in the wall which he has made.” In particular, law 23 declares “If the robber is not caught, the man who has been robbed shall formally declare whatever he has lost before a god, and the city and the mayor in whose territory or district the robbery has been committed shall replace for his whatever he has lost.” It is true that the property law was unjust but it is also just in lots of ways. As a result, law 21 is fair because if a man tries to rob someone’s house, he should get a punishment like killing him, piercing him, or hanging him on the wall that he made to get into the house. Law 23 is fair because the man lost lots of items that he may have needed and he should get them back by someone, so he is getting them back by the city or the mayor. Therefore, laws 53 and 54 are fair because if a man floods his neighbors field then the man should help restore all the crops that he cause to be lost in the
One example is, law 129 which says “If a married lady is caught [in adultery] with another man, they shall bind them and cast them into the water.” At the same time, law 195 conveys “If a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off.” Some people may claim that the family law is unjust but actually, it is just too. However, law 148 tells us “If a man has married a wife and a disease has seized her, if he is determined to marry a second wife, he shall marry her. He shall not divorce the wife whom the disease has seized. She shall dwell in the house they have built together, and he shall maintain her as long as she lives.” In particular, law 129 is fair because a woman shouldn’t be caught cheating on someone and if she does then she should get a punishment and she also broke a promise of staying with one person. Law 195 is fair because people who are younger than their parents should not attack their parents they should respect their elders and if a son strikes his father than his hands should be cut off so he learns a lesson of not doing it again. Finally, Hammurabi made so many laws people had to follow or else they would have got a big punishment, though some laws were just because they did what was right to a man because of what he did. Ultimately, the code of laws that Hammurabi made are fair to all people indicated by the personal injury law, property law,