Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur

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This terracotta tablet is a smaller version of the original Code of Hammurabi to be used in schools and courts. The tablet was found at Nippur (modern Nuffar, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq), southern Mesopotamia. Old Babylonian era, 1790 BCE.

Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2790/law-code-tablet-of-king-hammurabi-from-nippur/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur." World History Encyclopedia, July 18, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2790/law-code-tablet-of-king-hammurabi-from-nippur/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2790/law-code-tablet-of-king-hammurabi-from-nippur/.

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