hammurabi

HAMMURABICINDY

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

•Hammurabi is king of Babylonia and also the greatest ruler when the there is first dynasty,

he was an Amorite from the fourth son of Canaan Amori

his religion is babylonian religion

Hammurabi become a king since 42 year,he was born at 1810 BC and died at 1750 BC

WHO WAS HAMMURABI?


where he was come from

HE WAS FROM BABYLONIAN,IRAQ

MAP OF THE PLACE THAT HAMMURABI LIVES


Time frame/era

• Estimates on the emergence of the state of Babylonia corresponds with the rise of Hammurabi, even if he was actually the 6th king in his dynasty. Other time reconstructions make his governance 1728-1686 BCE.Hammurabi is really active at building and restoring temples


laws did he write

• the laws is written before the mosaic code

• The code of laws was arranged in orderly groups, so that everyone who read the laws, would know what was required of them.

languages that written

the language that written or they use is Akkadian language ,

the Akkadian language was spoken and written all over

mesopotamia, although there was a southern (Babylonian)

and a northern variant.


laws


how many laws• The code of Hammurabi contained 282 laws, written by scribes on 12 tablets.

• Unlike earlier laws, it was written in akkadian, the daily language of Babylon, and could therefore be read by any literate person in the city.

• These laws were inscribed on stone tablets standing over eight feet tall (2.4 meters), of unknown provenance, found in Persia in 1901. Owing to his reputation in modern times as an ancient law-giver, Hammurabi's portrait is in many government buildings throughout the world. his 282 laws was placed in a public location so everyone can see it ,some of Hammurabiʼs laws were based on principle” "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." This means that whoever commits an injury should be punished in the same manner as that injury.

• The structure of the code is very specific, with each offense receiving a specified punishment. The punishments tended to be very harsh by modern standards, with many offenses resulting in death, or the use of the”an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth”


Decode law#1DESCRIPTION OF

THE PUNISHMENT

• Sumerian Tradition is the description of the law

• Known for enlighten laws with Barbarous punishment an eye for an eye law 196 and tooth for a tooth law 200

• If any one cheat,giving a ban on him but can’t prove it

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAW

• If any one bring an accusation against a man ,and the accused go to the river and leap.then who ever cheated him will be put to death.

• The punishment is death.

• I disagree.in this modern times this is considered barbaric.cheating is never good but our modern laws protect us from such action.a proper punishment may be a fine or imprisonment depends on the the gravity of the offense

• The law on cheating or fraud exist today but not the punishment.


Decode law #2

• If any one accused a man, the accused go to the river and jump to the river.if he sinks in the river the accuser shall take his house . but if the river prove that the accused it’s not guilty and he escape unheard then he who accused shall be put to death. he who jump into the river will take his house that belong to the accuser.

• Punishment:death and possession of house

• Disagree because the punishment is not equal or fair to the gravity of the action.

• No the law does not exist today


Decode law #3

• If any one accuses an elders of a crime and does not prove he shall be charges of a capital offense

• Punishment:death

• I disagree with this law because someone who can’t prove a crime does not mean that there is no crime at all.proper investigation should be done to check on facts.

• Maybe in some tribal today


Decode law #4• If a person gives an elder a fine of

grain or money he will receive the fine that the action produces .

• Punishment : fine of grain are money

• I agree because the punishment is fair for me.

• This exist not as a law but between individuals


Decode law#5• If a judge in a case reaches a decision and present his

judgement in writing then made errors in his decision because of his own fault

• Punishment:he will pay 12 times the fine he said and will be publicly removed from being a judge and will never be a judge again

• I agree because a judge should make sure of all facts before giving a decision.

• I think this law does not exist today but i think this law needs to be implemented


what are the categories?

• the categories are religion,irrigation,military service,trade,slavery and the duties of workers.


hammurabi

Documents

modern laws

code of laws

eye law

hammurabis laws

tooth law

earlier laws

code of hammurabi

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