Code of Hummarabi

Name: Code of Hummarabi
Author: Hummarabi

A Babylonian king's engraved code of laws, prescribing an eye for an eye across matters of trade, family, and property.

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The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt: “The very first sentence of the Code of Hammurabi (eighteenth century BCE) includes this clause:”