Old Babylonian Empire
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The Old Babylonian Empire, or First Babylonian Empire, is dated to c. 1894β1595 BC, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the subsequent Isin-L
Tablet of Hammurabi (π©π π¬ππ, 4th line from the top), King of Babylon. British Museum.
Hammurabi (standing), depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash (or possibly Marduk). Hammurabi holds his hands over his mouth as a sign of prayer (relief on the upper part of the stele of Hammurabi's code of laws).
The code on clay tablets
The code on a diorite stele
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
Old Babylonian Empire
β¦for his successful defeats of Rim-Sin I, which protected Babylon from further invasion. Sin-muballit would then pass on the role of king to his son, Hammurabi. Hammurabi is also at times referred to as "Hammurapi" in ancient texts, including multiple primary-source Babylonian letters. This is a common phenomenonβ¦
A limestone votive monument from Sippar, Iraq, dating to c. 1792 β c. 1750 BC showing King Hammurabi raising his right arm in worship, now held in the British Museum