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title: Code of Hammurabi - Detail
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# Code of Hammurabi - Detail
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## Image File
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## Image Caption
Detail of the [Code of Hammurabi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Code_of_Hammurabi/), a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king [Hammurabi](https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/) (r. 1795-1750 BCE).
Louvre, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
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