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| − | * Van De Mieroop, Marc. ''King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography'' (2004) [ | + | * Van De Mieroop, Marc. ''King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography'' (2004) [https://www.amazon.com/King-Hammurabi-Babylon-Biography-Blackwell/dp/1405126604/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260599211&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search] |
* [http://www.questia.com/library/history/ancient-and-classical-history/middle-east/hammurabi.jsp online books and articles] | * [http://www.questia.com/library/history/ancient-and-classical-history/middle-east/hammurabi.jsp online books and articles] | ||
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Hammurabi was the King of Babylon from 1792 to 1750 B.C. He is best known for promulgating a set of criminal laws known as the Code of Hammurabi. It was a legal code based on "an eye for an eye" form of justice and had similarities to the later Mosaic code of the Bible.
Further reading
- Van De Mieroop, Marc. King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography (2004) excerpt and text search
- online books and articles