Hammurabi

Babylonian king whose stele of 282 laws is among the earliest surviving legal codes.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Sixth king of Babylon's First Dynasty, reigning from 1792 to 1750 BC.
• His code prescribed graded punishments, famously 'an eye for an eye.'
• The code's diorite stele was carried off to Susa, where it was excavated in 1901.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1810 BC – 1750 BC