Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty, reigning from c.1792 bc to 1750 bc he was preceded by his father, sin muballit.
Hammurabi is best known for having issuect the code of Hammurabi, which he claimed to have received from shamash, the Babylonian god of justice.
the law of Hammurabi was one of the first law codes to place greater emphasis on the physical punishment of the perpetrator.
the code of Hammurabi was inscribed on a stele and placed in a public place so that all could see it, although it is thought that few were literate.
the stele was later plundered by the Elamites and removed to their capital, susa, it was rediscovered there in 1901 in Iran and is now in louver museum in Paris. the code of Hammurabi contains 282 law, written by scribes 12 Tablets.
