The Hammurabi Code was one of the earliest and most comprehensive written legal codes, declared by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.
The code was basically a compilation of about 282 rules/laws, established for fines and punishments, set aside to meet the requirements of justice. It was stolen by intruders and was finally rediscovered in 1901.
One of the only remaining copies we have of The Code of Hammurabi is written on a SCULPTURE.
