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Write a brief note on the code of Hammurabi.

Answer

Hammurabi was a famous king of Babylonia. He got prepared the world's first Code of Laws. He also got it engraved on a very big stone shaft in the form of 282 articles.


These laws were connected with trade, exchange of money, payment of taxes, theft, murder etc. Most of the laws were based on the principal of 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'.

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