The Relevance of Hammurabi\'s Code

When Marduk sent me to rule e very(prenominal)place men, to give protection of redress to the land, I did set and brought slightly the well-being of the oppressed (eawc.evansville.edu). A very thought make quote from a very thoughtful ruler. Known for his rough(prenominal) war victories but nearly notorious for his code of laws, Hammurabi govern antediluvian Babylonia, a dirt totaling up to 50 miles of land, for 42 years, from 1792-1750 B.C.E.\nThe code of Hammurabi was a keep down of 282 laws, many of which were punishable by loss of tongue, ear, or understood matchlesss life. Although some punishments may seem approximate by todays standards, back in ancient times these repercussions were found entirely reasonable. These laws pertained but were not special(a) to land tenure, rent, the position of women, marriage, divorce, inheritance, justice, wages, and fag out conduct. It was also fairly agnise that the punishment on the amphetamine class was often far-off mor e crude as compared to the punishment for commoners. Crimes against an equal be man would result in an equal loss of ones own dimension or body. Hammurabi, the strong believer in justice that he was, was the first to say the still ever so normally used phrase, An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Its because of this that he was so widely view and loved by his people. there is even evidence of him say To make justice microscopic to the land, I must set down the wicked person and venomous doer, so that the strong exponent not injure the shadowy (UShistory.org).\nHammurabi may have lived in ancient times, but his ideas and views on certain things were advanced, even by some countries standards today. He believed that women merit many rights including the right to misdirect and sell property, and even the right to divorce (UShistory.org). Granted, if a criminal offence was committed against a egg-producing(prenominal) or a striver the punishment for the crime would be lesser than if it had been committed against, say, a nobleman. However, his outlook o...