Hammurabi

HAMMURABIMin Yeong Kim 7.2

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

1. Who is Hammurabi?

Hammurabi is the sixth king of Babylon, but not only that, he also was the first king to rule over the Babylon. He is known as the sets of laws called ‘Hammurabi’s code’, and he played an important role when it comes to Ancient laws.


2. Where was he from?

Hammurabi was born in Babylon, 1810 BC.


3. Where is the artifact held today?

The Hammurabi’s code was discovered by Egyptian archeologist named Gustav Jéquier. It was found in iran, and is displayed at the Louvre, in Paris.


5. How many laws did he write? On what?

Hammurabi created 282 laws. The partial copies exists on a human sized stone monument.

6. In what language is Hammurabi’s code written in?

•Hammurabi’s code got translated from cuniform to English.


Decoded Law #1

If a man has stolen goods from a temple, or house, he shall be put to death; and he that has received the stolen property from him shall be put to death.

Meaning Of The Law: Don’t steal things

Meaning Of The Punishment: You will get put to death

Personal agreement or Disagreement : I agree with this, because if the person steals, and the government doesn’t kill them, maybe the person who steal things will do the same thing again.

Does the law exist today? No, they put them in jails.


Decoded Law #2

If the seller has in the meantime died, the buyer shall take from his estate fivefold the value sued for.

Meaning: If the seller dies, the buyer gets five times more than he was going to get.

Personal Agreement Or Disagreement: I disagree to this, because it’s not buyer’s fault that seller died, and it’s unfair that he gets more value for it.

Does the law exist today? No


Decoded Law #3

If a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off.

Meaning: If you hit your father, your hands will get cut off.

Personal agreement or Disagreement: I don’t agree to this. Hitting your father isn’t that bad to get your hands cut off. They should go to jail instead for few years.

Does this law exist today? No, they go to jail


Decoded Law #4

If a slave has said to his master, "You are not my master," he shall be brought to account as his slave, and his master shall cut off his ear.

Meaning: If the slave doesn’t obey to his master, the master will cut the slave’s ear.

Personal agreement or disagreement? I disagree to this, because slaves have rights to say what they think, since we are all the same people.



Decoded Law #5

If a man's wife has been accused by her husband, and has not been caught lying with another, she shall swear her innocence, and return to her house.

Meaning: If the man accuse his wife, but if the wife is innocent, she swear her innocence, and return to her house.

Personal agreement or disagreement? I agree to this law, because if the wife is innocent, there is nothing wrong with her, so she can just go back to her own house.



Bibliography

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