what were the underlying principles of Hammurabi's code of laws and what does the law code tell us about the kind of society tha

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what were the underlying principles of Hammurabi's code of laws and what does the law code tell us about the kind of society tha

t existed in Mesopotamia at the time?

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skad [1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-15T18:13:20+03:00

He enforced a strict law code that followed lex Talionis, but only really with the poor. This made his empire strong because the people were under complete control. They provided cultural unity throughout his vast empire. It was unfair regarding punishments between social classes.