Hammurabi Biography

Hammurabi biography

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NAME: Hammurabi
OCCUPATION: Political Leader, King
BIRTH DATE: 1795 BCE
PLACE OF BIRTH: Babylon, Iraq
PLACE OF DEATH: Babylon, Iraq

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Hammurabi, the ruler of Babylon, is best known for the development of a code of laws to regulate Mesopotamian society.

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Hammurabi was born in 1795 BC in Babylon, modern day Iraq. The lasting contribution of Hammurabi on Babylonian society was his set of laws written on twelve stones and displayed publicly for all to see, the most common being, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth."