Title: Code of Hammurabi
Author: Hammurabi, King of Babylon
Date: 3rd Millenium, B.C.
Publisher: T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh
Translation: C.H.W. Johns, M.A.
Source:
The Project Gutenberg
Selections:
"Introduction Text, sections 228 - 233"
Description: This is the best-preserved ancient law code, enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. It includes laws about the liabilities of builders.
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