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Hammurabi
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Hammurabi, also spelled Hammurapi, was the sixth Amorite king of Babylon, reigning from c. 1792 BC to c. 1750 BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. Duri
Hammurabi (left) receiving his royal insignia from Shamash (or possibly Marduk)
Hammurabi (left) receiving his royal insignia from Shamash (or possibly Marduk)
A limestone votive monument from Sippar, Iraq, dating to c. 1792 – c. 1750 BC showing King Hammurabi raising his right arm in worship, now held in the
A limestone votive monument from Sippar, Iraq, dating to c. 1792 – c. 1750 BC showing King Hammurabi raising his right arm in worship, now held in the British Museum
Code of Hammurabi stele. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Code of Hammurabi stele. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Tablet of Hammurabi (π’„©π’„ π’ˆ¬π’Šπ’‰, 4th line from the top), King of Babylon. British Museum.
Tablet of Hammurabi (π’„©π’„ π’ˆ¬π’Šπ’‰, 4th line from the top), King of Babylon. British Museum.
Babylonia
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Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based on the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia. It emerged as an Akkadian-populated but Amorite-ruled state c. 1894 BC.
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…city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari. He ousted Ishme-Dagan I, ruler of the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia, bringing almost all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule. Hammurabi is best known for having issued his law code, ostensibly a revelation from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice. Unlike earlier…
Cylinder seal, c. 18th–17th century BC. Babylonia.
Cylinder seal, c. 18th–17th century BC. Babylonia.
Prism of Sennacherib (705–681 BC), containing records of his military campaigns, culminating with Babylon's destruction. Exhibited at the Oriental Ins
Prism of Sennacherib (705–681 BC), containing records of his military campaigns, culminating with Babylon's destruction. Exhibited at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Babylonian prisoners under the surveillance of an Assyrian guard, reign of Ashurbanipal 668–630 BC, Nineveh, British Museum ME 124788
Babylonian prisoners under the surveillance of an Assyrian guard, reign of Ashurbanipal 668–630 BC, Nineveh, British Museum ME 124788