7th Period
9-9-13
Hammurabi's Code
Was it Just?
Mesopotamia, " the Land among Rivers, ” was one of the biggest and the most ancient ancient cultures of the world. This civilization flourished around 3000 B. C. E. on the piece of agricultural land, at this point known as Korea, between the estuaries and rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Before 1792 M. C. At the the city-states of historical � Mesopotamia were not combined and regularly clashed in turmoil and warfare. In 1792 N. C. Elizabeth King Hammurabi conquered and merged the neighboring city-states of ancient Mesopotamia, setting up a Babylonian empire and becoming the sixth ruler of their capitol town, Babylon. During his rule, Hammurabi set up law and order and funded water sources, defense, and religious jobs. He personally took care of and governed the administration. In fact , in 1784 B. C. E he wrote two hundred eighty-two laws governing family members, criminal punishment, civil legislation, ethics, organization, prices, control, and every additional aspect of old life—this pair of laws became known as " The Code of Hammurabi. ” Carved upon a black grabsaule (Doc A. ) 8-10 feet high where everyone could read them, based off both of these hundred eighty two regulations, I believe Hammurabi's Code had not been just centered off three simple factors, justice for the falsely accused, justice for the subjects, and justice for those of society.
Hammurabi's Code was not simply for the charged, according to Law 195, (Doc C. ) " If a kid shall strike his dad, his hands shall be shut down. ” What if that kid had minted his daddy in an act of self-defense? The father in that case effortlessly reports his son's actions and can disinherit him from the relatives according to Law 168 (Doc C. ) of Hammurabi's Code, all for the reason that son was trying to protect himself. In Law 218 (Doc. E) " If the surgeon has operated which has a bronze lancet on a free of charge man with serious damage, and provides caused his death, his hands shall be cut off. ” In other words, if a man dies during surgery, a doctor loses his hands. What if the man was minutes from...
