Hammurabi | Biography, Code, Importance, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年8月23日 · Hammurabi, sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon (reigning c. 1792–1750 BCE), noted for his surviving set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of laws in human history, the Code of Hammurabi.
Code of Hammurabi: Laws & Facts - HISTORY
网页2009年11月9日 · The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes and was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the...
Hammurabi - Wikipedia
网页Hammurabi (/ ˌ x æ m ʊ ˈ r ɑː b i /; Old Babylonian Akkadian: 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉, romanized: Ḫâmmurapi; [a] c. 1810 – c. 1750 BC), also spelled Hammurapi, [3] [4] was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from c. 1792 to c. 1750 BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing ...
Hammurabi - World History Encyclopedia
网页2018年4月16日 · Hammurabi (r. 1792-1750 BCE) was the sixth king of the Amorite First Dynasty of Babylon best known for his famous law code which served as the model for others, including the Mosaic Law of the Bible. He was the first ruler able to successfully govern all of Mesopotamia, without revolt, following his initial conquest.
Hammurabi - Laws, Code & Facts - Biography
网页2014年4月2日 · In approximately 1771, BCE, Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian Empire, decreed a set of laws to every city-state to better govern his bourgeoning empire. Known today as the Code of Hammurabi, the...
Code of Hammurabi | Summary & History | Britannica
网页2024年8月13日 · Code of Hammurabi, the most complete and perfect extant collection of Babylonian laws, developed during the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 bce) of the 1st dynasty of Babylon.
Code of Hammurabi - World History Encyclopedia
网页2021年6月24日 · The Code of Hammurabi was a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king Hammurabi (r. 1795-1750 BCE) who conquered and then ruled ancient Mesopotamia. Although his law code was not the first, it was the most clearly defined and influenced the laws of other cultures.
Hammurabi—facts and information - National Geographic
网页2019年4月22日 · The Amorite ruler Hammurabi (unknown–1750 B.C.), crowned king of Babylon around 1792 B.C., was both an avid warrior and a shrewd administrator who honored the traditions of Sumer, Akkad, and ...
How Hammurabi Transformed Babylon Into a Powerful …
网页2020年10月9日 · More than 3,800 years after he took power, the ancient Babylonian king Hammurabi is best remembered for the Code of Hammurabi which was inscribed on human-sized stone pillars that he placed in...
Hammurabi summary | Britannica
网页Hammurabi , (flourished 18th century bc), Sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon. His kingdom was one of several prominent realms in Babylonia.