Government and Laws
Hammurabi's Code
This code was a set of laws an punishments for the people of Mesopotamia created by King Hammurabi. He ruled from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C. There are a total of 282 laws in the Hammurabi's Code. For Example:
- If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, he shall be put to death.
- If any one open his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water flood the field of his neighbor, then he shall pay his neighbor corn for his loss.
- If any one give another silver, gold, or anything else to keep, he shall show everything to some witness, draw up a contract, and then hand it over for safe keeping.
- If he turn it over for safe keeping without witness or contract, and if he to whom it was given deny it, then he has no legitimate claim.
This code was a set of laws an punishments for the people of Mesopotamia created by King Hammurabi. He ruled from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C. There are a total of 282 laws in the Hammurabi's Code. For Example:
- If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, he shall be put to death.
- If any one open his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water flood the field of his neighbor, then he shall pay his neighbor corn for his loss.
- If any one give another silver, gold, or anything else to keep, he shall show everything to some witness, draw up a contract, and then hand it over for safe keeping.
- If he turn it over for safe keeping without witness or contract, and if he to whom it was given deny it, then he has no legitimate claim.
Chosen Kings In Babylon and Assyria, people believed that kings were chosen by the gods and goddesses. Kings ruled in support of them. The kings acted as high priests, and attended many religious activities. |
Kings of Mesopotamia there were many famous kings that ruled parts of Mesopotamia. 2800 B.C. - Etana becomes the first known ruler of the Sumerins 2335 B.C. - Sargon the Great has possession of the throne of the Akkadians 1728 B.C. - Hammurabi becomes the king of Babylon 630 B.C. - Nebuchadnezzar II becomes the king of Babylon 539 B.C. - Persians conquer Babylon 331 B.C. - Alexander the Great takes over Mesopotamia |