Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He started in 1750 BCE-1792 BCE, Babylon is in modern day Iraq. In 1750 BCE there were two rivers that went through Babylon, the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon, he was a harsh ruler and that's why I’m writing about Hammurabi’s Code. He was the first person recorded to make laws and he wrote two hundred and eighty-two laws that were written on a stele which is a big stone. Hammurabi was told by Shamash to write the laws, some might say he is a fair ruler but he was NOT. Was Hammurabi’s Code unfair? Yes, because his punishments were too harsh the laws weren't equal to women and children and his laws did not protect the weak. Hammurabi's
Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He started in 1750 BCE-1792 BCE, Babylon is in modern day Iraq. In 1750 BCE there were two rivers that went through Babylon, the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon, he was a harsh ruler and that's why I’m writing about Hammurabi’s Code. He was the first person recorded to make laws and he wrote two hundred and eighty-two laws that were written on a stele which is a big stone. Hammurabi was told by Shamash to write the laws, some might say he is a fair ruler but he was NOT. Was Hammurabi’s Code unfair? Yes, because his punishments were too harsh the laws weren't equal to women and children and his laws did not protect the weak. Hammurabi's