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Ibolya Horváth
by Larry Koester
published on 24 June 2021
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The Code of Hammurabi, a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king Hammurabi (r. 1795-1750 BCE).

Louvre, Paris.

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Koester, L. (2021, June 24). Code of Hammurabi. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14341/code-of-hammurabi/

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Koester, Larry. "Code of Hammurabi." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 24, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14341/code-of-hammurabi/.

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Koester, Larry. "Code of Hammurabi." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jun 2021. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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