hammurabi

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Hammurabi holds a stone tablet inscribed with laws.

Definition

Proper noun * Historical figure: Hammurabi was a king of the First Babylonian Dynasty, renowned for creating one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes. * Legal legacy: The name is primarily associated with the Code of Hammurabi, a collection of 282 laws that established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments.

Usage Examples

• As a historical ruler:
  • Hammurabi ruled Babylon from approximately 1792 to 1750 BC.
  • The empire expanded significantly under Hammurabi's leadership.
• In reference to the legal code:
  • The stele containing the laws of Hammurabi was discovered in 1901.
  • Scholars study the Code of Hammurabi to understand ancient Mesopotamian society.

Advanced Usage

• "A Hammurabi-like code": Used metaphorically to describe any comprehensive, strict, or ancient-seeming set of rules or laws.
  • The company's new employee handbook was like a Hammurabi-like code of conduct.

Variants and Related Words

• Hammurabic (adjective): Pertaining to Hammurabi or his code.
  • The Hammurabic principle of "an eye for an eye" is often cited.

Synonyms

• Lawgiver: A person who draws up and enacts a code of laws for a nation or people.
• Monarch: A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Code of Hammurabi: The specific body of law created by Hammurabi.
• "An eye for an eye": A principle (lex talionis) famously associated with, though not exclusive to, the Code of Hammurabi.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)

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