Code of Hammurabi

c. 1754 BC · Babylon

A black basalt stele with about 282 laws, topped by the king receiving them from Shamash, god of justice. It was found at Susa in Iran in 1901.

Date

c. 1754 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Babylon

Where it is today

Louvre, Paris

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