Code of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi was a set of laws written around 1780 BCE. Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon, a city-state in Mesopotamia. Hammurabi had his laws inscribed on large stone monuments called stele that were placed on public places for all people to see. The code of Hammurabi contained 282 laws, written by scribes on 12 tablets. The Code consists of rules and punishments if those rules are broken. The structure of the code is very specific, with each offense receiving a specified punishment