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The Code of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), 282 laws. Hammurabi standing before the sun-god Shamash. Engraved black basalt stele (1st half 18th BCE, 1st Babylonian Dynasty). Originally from Babylon, found at Susa, Iran. Overall height 225 cm.
Location
Musée du Louvre/Paris/France
Unique Identifier
ART37065
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3156px × 4000px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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18th century BCE
Alphabet
Babylon, Mesopotamia
Babylonian
Babylonian script
Basalt
Code of Law
Cuneiform script
Government
Hammurabi, Code of
Hammurabi, King of Babylon (r.1792-1750 BCE)
Hammurabi, Stele of
Inscription
Law
Mesopotamian
Orthostat
Relief
Script (Lettering/All Media)
Sculpture
Shamash
Stele
Sun
Susa, Iran