Hammurabi
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| - | '''Law''' is a system of rules that concerns [[human behaviour]]s usually enforced through a set of [[institution]]s. Law affects [[everyday life]] and [[society]] in a variety of ways. Laws are needed to avoid [[anarchy]], [[disorder]], [[iniquity]] and [[pandemonium]]. | + | |
| - | ==History== | + | '''Hammurabi''' ([[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] from [[Amorite language|Amorite]] ''ʻAmmurāpi'', "the kinsman is a healer", from ''ʻAmmu'', "paternal kinsman", and ''Rāpi'', "healer"; died c. 1750 BC) was the sixth king of [[Babylon]]. |
| - | The history of law is closely connected to the development of [[civilization]]. [[Ancient Egypt]]ian law, dating as far back as 3000 BC, contained a civil code that was probably broken into twelve books. It was based on the concept of [[Ma'at]], characterised by tradition, [[rhetoric]]al speech, social equality and impartiality. By the 22nd century BC, the ancient [[Sumer]]ian ruler [[Ur-Nammu]] had formulated the first [[Code of Ur-Nammu|law code]], which consisted of [[Casuistry|casuistic]] statements ("if ... then ..."). Around 1760 BC, [[Hammurabi|King Hammurabi]] further developed [[Babylonian law]], by codifying and inscribing it in stone. Hammurabi placed several copies of his law code throughout the kingdom of Babylon as [[Stele|stelae]], for the entire public to see; this became known as the [[Code of Hammurabi|Codex Hammurabi]]. The most intact copy of these stelae was discovered in the 19th century by British Assyriologists, and has since been fully [[transliterated]] and translated into various languages, including English, German, and French. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Babylonian law]] | ||
| + | *[[Cuneiform law]] | ||
| + | *[[Short chronology timeline]] | ||
| + | *[[Manusmriti]] | ||
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Hammurabi (Akkadian from Amorite ʻAmmurāpi, "the kinsman is a healer", from ʻAmmu, "paternal kinsman", and Rāpi, "healer"; died c. 1750 BC) was the sixth king of Babylon.
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