The Code of Hammurabi, dated to the year 1692 BC, and is one of the first groups of laws that have been found and one of the best preserved examples of this type of document of ancient Mesopotamia.
It is one of the greatest wonders left to us by antiquity and one of the first legislative attempts at the structure and organization of society. Compendium of laws, written in ancient Babylonian
In it are indicated the laws that govern the daily life of the time.
The purpose of this law was to legally homogenize the kingdom of Hammurabi. In this way, giving all parts of the kingdom a common culture, the whole could be controlled more easily.
Coo for example:
1.- the hierarchy of society.
2.- the prices
3.- professional responsibility
4.- penalties.
5.- salaries
They also dealt with property rights, women's rights, robberies, the rights of minors, slaves, homicides, deaths, etc.
It is on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it is to this day.
