What was Hammurabi significance of his code of law?

Answer 1

Hammurabi's Code of the ancient Mesopotamian society was important because it set the first written laws in human history.

The code contained 282 laws written in 12 tablets in the Akkadian language which was common in Babylonia at the time [1795 - 1750 BCE].

Answer 2

The Code of Hammurabi contains an extensive list of laws that have opened historians' eyes to the highly sophisticated society of Babylonia. When we think of ancient pagan kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. King Hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving Babylonia almost four millennium ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. He claimed to have helped protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

Answer 3

"Because, it listed the laws and, the corresponding punishments."

Answer 4

Hammurabi wrote the Code Of Hammurabi to make fairness for the empire

Answer 5

It was the first known written record indicating which punishment a could expect for violating a law

Answer 6

because it is important