What was the economic situation in Mesopotamia during Hammurabi's reign?

The Code of Hammurabi is a collection of the King of Babylon's laws which were inscribed on stone columns towards the end of his reign. The 282 case laws ... c. 1792-1750 B.C.) King of Babylonia. Author of the Code of Hammurabi, which is recognized in legal literature as one of the earliest surviving legal codes ... The most remarkable of the Hammurabi records is his code of laws, the earliest-known example of a ruler proclaiming publicly to his people an entire body of ... Description: This Law Code of Hammurabi is a cast of the original which is from Susa and dates to the Old Babylonian period. The cast depicts Hammurabi ... Nov 14, 2016 ... This is just a sample of Reading About the World, Volume 1. Reading About the World is now out of print. You can search for used copies using the following ... First, it ensured that people knew there were consequences for wronging others. Second, the consequence or punishment would fit the crime. Third, it prevented ... Hammurabi's Code of Laws (circa 1780 B.C.). CODE OF LAWS. * * *. 234. If a shipbuilder build a boat of sixty gur for a man, he shall pay him a fee of two ... The second of the 282 laws in the Code of Hammurabi, dating from the eighteenth century [small_cap]bc[/small_cap], states, “If a man charge a man with ... "An eye for an eye" is a paraphrase of Hammurabi's Code, a collection of 282 laws inscribed on an upright stone pillar. The most remarkable of the Hammurabi records is his code of laws, the earliest-known example of a ruler proclaiming publicly to his people an entire body of ...