Hammurabi was the sixth king of Babylonia who reigned from 1792-1750 B.C. He is known for composing a collection of 282 laws known as The Code of Hammurabi. Although The Code of Hammurabi was not the first Mesopotamian law code, it is the most complete. Archaeologists found the code in 1901 in the Persian Mountains. It was inscribed on a large stone, which also had a carving of Hammurabi accepting the laws from the god of …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…was not caught, the man would have to state under oath what was stolen and government officials in his district would be obligated to compensate him. For centuries people followed the strict code and Hammurabi’s dynasty remained strong until the Kassites took it over around 1550 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi affected western civilization by being one of the earliest sets of law codes; Therefore setting the standard for which people should live by.