What legal recourse did individuals have if they were the victims of slander or libel according to the Code of Hammurabi?

The stele containing the Code of Hammurabi was discovered in 1901 by the Egyptologist Gustav Jéquier, a member of the expedition headed by Jacques de Morgan. Jan 4, 2022 ... Because the Mosaic Law contains some similarities to Hammurabi's Code, some critics of the Bible believe that Moses copied from the Hammurabian Code. The stele on which the so-called Code of Hammurabi - the earliest collection of written laws in the history of man - is engraved. In the code's preamble and epilogue, Hammurabi asserted his divine authority to create the code. Its provisions addressed many areas of substantive law, ... Harper, Hammurabi, like Moses, received his laws from the divine hand itself (see frontispiece, representing Hammurabi receiving his code from the sun-god). The ... Hammurabi's Code was one of the earliest written codes of law in recorded history. Several of the laws pertained to the built environment: 229 If a builder ... Nov 22, 2023 ... Hammurabi's Code stands apart from the laws given to Israel in its limited readership and political purposes. The code's most obvious (and ... King Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty. His code worked not only to compensate the victims of crimes, but also to punish perpetrators ... This study elucidated a glimpse on ancient Mesopotamia' society social and judicial order. It gives flavor of rough justice of (Eye for eye) principle. Should a man cut down a tree in another man's orchard, he shall pay a half silver mine.This paragraph corresponds to the 59th article of the Code of Hammurabi, ...