the code of hammurabi Flashcards
where was this made
Babylon (modern Iran)
when was this made?
1792-1750 BCE
what was this made out of?
basalt
how many lines of writing?
3,500
what was this an early attempt at?
foreshortening (3d)
who is sitting down?
shamesh a god
what is the god doing?
giving hamaromi the right and laws to rule with
what is so interesting about the hierarchy in this item?
they are the same height but the god is sitting down so he would be taller
what is at the bottom of the stone?
why the king has the right to rule
what is in the middle of the stone?
300 laws
what is at the top of the stone (other then the pitcher)?
what happens if you don’t follow the laws
why was this made?
to codify the law
what kind of laws were there?
religious laws
who was Hammurabi?
by 1776 BCE he was the most far reaching leader ever
