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The Code of Hammurabi established early written law

King Hammurabi of Babylon carved nearly three hundred legal judgments onto a tall basalt stele

Around 1750 BCE, King Hammurabi codified laws governing commerce, property, family obligations, and criminal punishment in ancient Babylon. The tall black basalt stele was erected to ensure public awareness of legal standards throughout the empire. It remains one of the oldest deciphered legal texts in human history.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: King Hammurabi of Babylon carved nearly three hundred legal judgments onto a tall basalt stele. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.