Hammurabi was the sixth king of the Babylonian Empire, known for being one of the first to codify laws into written form. During his reign, the Babylonian Empire reached its peak of prosperity. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown.
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Source: The Code of Hammurabi
“The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.”
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Source: The Code of Hammurabi
“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.”