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Stela with the Laws of Hammurabi
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Laws of Hammurabi on Babylonian Stela, eighteenth century BCE. The stela was originally placed in the temple of the god Marduk in the city of Babylon. Inset shows part of the prologue. 

Places:

Babylon, Assyria (Babylon, Iraq)

Date:

Bronze Age, 18th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Government, Theology, Justice system, Gentiles

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Law, Inscriptions, History
Basalt stela inscribed with Akkadian writing and figure on throne next to standing figure. Inset shows close-up of Akkadian writing.