Hammurabis Law Code
HAMMURABI’S LAW CODE Of the several law codes surviving from the ancient Middle East, one of the most famous was the Code of Hammurabi. ... Hammurabis scribes carefully maintained old Sumerian records, encouraged literacy among the upper classes, and made religious changes; which elevated Babylons patron god, Marduk, to the top divine position (Pritchard, 1998). The law code was one of Hammurabi’s most memorable and important accomplishments and it offers a wealth of information about daily life in Mesopotamia (McKay, Hill, Buckler, & Ebrey, 2000). ... He believed by creating a law code, the Babylonian people could live in peace and harmony (Dawidowicz, 1995).