Hammurabi's Code

Hummarabi's code covered many area's for their early civilization during 1792 BC. This was the first single, uniform code of law to unify diverse groups within the empire. They used existing rules, judgement, and laws for Hummurabi's code. This code had 282 specific laws for family relations, business, conducts, crimes and protection for women and children against unfair treatment . The government knew they were responsible for their societies actions. This code represented the beliefs and values for Mesopotamia. One of his most popular codes entailed, "An eye for an eye" and "A tooth for a tooth". This code was engraved in stones and copied for the town. The laws were applied to everyone, but punishments differed from the rich and the poor. These early laws were kept and used in later civilizations.