Hammurabi Essay
The Babylonians was an ancient civilization founded in Mesopotamia, before Christ was even born. The Babylonians under one of their most famous king, King Hammurabi, wrote one of the earliest code of law recorded. The code of law was written set of laws that applied to everyone under the government including the King. The code gave the people a sense of justice and an understanding of what actions were allowed in their country. Anthropologists can use Hammurabi code to understand the past and get an idea of how life was like for a person living in Babylon. Anthropologists can use Hammurabi code to learn about Babylonian’s government, economy and society. Hammurabi’s code can be used by anthropologists to learn about Babylonian’s government.
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Law 48 states if anyone had a bad year of harvest due to certain weather condition like droughts, and has debt due, he shall be forgiven and will pay no rent for that year of hardship. This law is meant to help the common people from suffering from hunger all because he had to give up everything to pay off his debt. The law shows that economy is not only for the rich but for everyone who is in the Babylonian empire. Law 55-56 displays a situation in which a person water his “farm” but is careless and water floods and damages his neighbor crops, he will pay a certain amount for the damages done to his neighbor crops. This law shows if you are responsible for damage to another person property/livelihood you pay for the damages done to the victim. The economy in the Babylonian empire is you get back for what ever you have done. Law 229-231 especially states but in an extreme way. Law 229-231 states If a builder built a bad building, and causes death to the owner and/or the owner's’ son, the same fate shall be applied. The builder would die or the builder's son shall die. This shows you get back for what you have done. In the economy you have to do your job properly or there will be great consequences. These laws show how the ancient Babylonians economy was like and the economy was in the best interest as the
Law 48 states if anyone had a bad year of harvest due to certain weather condition like droughts, and has debt due, he shall be forgiven and will pay no rent for that year of hardship. This law is meant to help the common people from suffering from hunger all because he had to give up everything to pay off his debt. The law shows that economy is not only for the rich but for everyone who is in the Babylonian empire. Law 55-56 displays a situation in which a person water his “farm” but is careless and water floods and damages his neighbor crops, he will pay a certain amount for the damages done to his neighbor crops. This law shows if you are responsible for damage to another person property/livelihood you pay for the damages done to the victim. The economy in the Babylonian empire is you get back for what ever you have done. Law 229-231 especially states but in an extreme way. Law 229-231 states If a builder built a bad building, and causes death to the owner and/or the owner's’ son, the same fate shall be applied. The builder would die or the builder's son shall die. This shows you get back for what you have done. In the economy you have to do your job properly or there will be great consequences. These laws show how the ancient Babylonians economy was like and the economy was in the best interest as the