Hammurabi's Code Analysis Sheet

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Hammurabi's Code Analysis Sheet

adapted from Warren E. Burger National Repository

As we know from the study of prehistoric times, the development of the written records is essential for the detailed study of the “history” of past societies and civilizations. 

One of the most famous of the documents to survive is the Code of Hammurabi. During the seventeenth century BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon ordered that these laws be compiled and comprehensively written down. The fact that these laws were written down carries a special significance in itself but the individual laws are also valuable historical evidence.

PART I: Exploring the Code

In your role as historian, analyze the selection of laws taken from the Code of Hammurabi for information to enable you to answer the following questions. Reference specific code numbers in your answers.

1. In what ways was honesty / equity important to the ancient Babylonians?

2. What types of crops and animals did the Babylonians raise? Were these of equal importance or were some items more valuable?

3. In what ways was money used in Ancient Babylon?

4. Describe the legal relationship between husband and wife. What does this reveal about the status of women?

5. How did social classes and the division of wealth influence Babylon’s legal system?

6. Historians consider Hammurabi’s code to be especially important because his was the first known attempt to record laws in organized written form. What benefit did the Code provide that previously was lacking?

7. Give 1 law that resembles a current legal practice.

8. Give 1 law that details an especially excessive punishment for the crime.

9. Give 1 law that you feel is the most surprising or odd.

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