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title: Hammurabi and Shamash
author: Mbzt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/541/hammurabi-and-shamash/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-05-08
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# Hammurabi and Shamash

_Authored by Mbzt_

## Image File

[![Hammurabi and Shamash](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/541.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/541.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Hammurabi](https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/) (standing), depicted as receiving his royal insignia from [Shamash](https://www.worldhistory.org/Utu-Shamash/). Hammurabi holds his hands over his mouth as a sign of prayer (relief on the upper part of the stele of [Hammurabi's code](https://www.worldhistory.org/Code_of_Hammurabi/) of laws). 
 
Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Bibliography

- [Site officiel du musée du Louvre](http://www.louvre.fr "Site officiel du musée du Louvre"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Mbzt. (2012, April 26). Hammurabi and Shamash. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/541/hammurabi-and-shamash/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Mbzt. "Hammurabi and Shamash." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/541/hammurabi-and-shamash/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1050771_Louvre_code_Hammurabi_bas_relief_rwk.JPG) by [**Mbzt**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1050771_Louvre_code_Hammurabi_bas_relief_rwk.JPG). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.