Hammurabi's Law Codes.

Introduction: Law is a method of organizing a Society or Civilization. The law codes usually reflect social and cultural values. Evidence shows that about 4000 years ago that Hammurabi, King of Babylon, codified a complex law system. There are many issues dealt with in these laws. The law codes were considered a change in people's lives. Hammurabi suggested these law codes between the years 1792-1750 BC, there were 282 law codes. There had been recent evidence of …

…ever uncovered. There was a Hierarchical social system, which became very important when considering the laws of Hammurabi. "Hammurabi is a ruler, who is as father to his subjects, who holds the words of Marduk in reverence, who has achieved conquest for Marduk over the north and south, who rejoices the heart of Marduk, his lord, who has best owed benefits for ever and ever on his subjects, and has established order in the land".