The Code Of Hammurabi Analysis
In the book, The Code of Hammurabi, the author, Martha Roth, decodes the law codes of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. His code, a collection of 282 laws and standards, restricted rules for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice. In reading these law codes, readers can start interpreting the different roles in society. The Code of Hammurabi shows no regard for women’s rights, giving them neither personal freedoms nor any role outside of the household. The Code of Hammurabi subjects women to a submissive role to either her father or husband. In The code
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He just needed to say a few simple words. Punishments were extremely different between the two sexes. If women were caught in adultery, they were killed. Men might be punished financially but ultimately not killed. The law states, “If a man’s wife should have a finger pointed against her in accusation involving another male, although she has not been seized lying with another male, although she has not been seized lying with another male, she shall submit to the divine River Ordeal for her husband.” Where as the man gets a blind eye turned.
Women were viewed as possessions and because of this they were allowed property in only special circumstances. Property was owned by commoners, wealthy, heirs, and fathers.
The Code of Hammurabi shows no regard for women’s rights, giving them neither personal freedoms nor any role outside of the household. Babylonian women did not have a sufficient amount of rights. The laws in which I stated prove this to be true. Women could not divorce unless she proved her husband deserved it; she was to remain loyal even if her husband was not, and she was wed just to create children specifically
He just needed to say a few simple words. Punishments were extremely different between the two sexes. If women were caught in adultery, they were killed. Men might be punished financially but ultimately not killed. The law states, “If a man’s wife should have a finger pointed against her in accusation involving another male, although she has not been seized lying with another male, although she has not been seized lying with another male, she shall submit to the divine River Ordeal for her husband.” Where as the man gets a blind eye turned.
Women were viewed as possessions and because of this they were allowed property in only special circumstances. Property was owned by commoners, wealthy, heirs, and fathers.
The Code of Hammurabi shows no regard for women’s rights, giving them neither personal freedoms nor any role outside of the household. Babylonian women did not have a sufficient amount of rights. The laws in which I stated prove this to be true. Women could not divorce unless she proved her husband deserved it; she was to remain loyal even if her husband was not, and she was wed just to create children specifically