In his position as King of Babylonia, Hammurabi managed to

organize the world's first code of laws and establish Babylon as the

dominant and successful Amorite city of its time. "Records written on

clay tablets show that Hammurabi was a very capable administrator and

a successful warrior. His rule spanned from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C.

When he became king in 1792, he was still young, but had already

become entrusted with many official duties in his administration"

(Grolier). In the early years of his reign, Hammurabi mostly

participated in traditional activities, such as repairing buildings,

digging canals, and fighting wars. Yet later in his rule, Hammurabi

organized a unique code of laws, the first of its kind, therefore

making himself one of the world's most influential leaders.

influential to the world today, because laws can be more easily

prescribing "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.""(Grolier). This

succeeding Hammurabi's rule used some of the same laws that were

those of today, the authority of the state (government) is similar.

world's first set of organized laws, Hammurabi constituted a model set

the gods and the state. Although the punishments were different than

bigamy, incest, kidnapping, adultery and theft. There were also laws

wife, was required to pay alimony and child support. By creating the

included in Hammurabi's code. Hammurabi's method of thought is evident

was taken under oath. The code was severe in it's penalties,

and that punishment should fit the crime. As for punishment, "legal

of moral codes for other civilizations to duplicate.

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