History & Civics
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Hammurabi was a Mesopotamian ruler who was famous for his concern about the welfare of his people. He wanted to be a just ruler and therefore, made a Code of Law, dealing with every aspect of human life. The Code, consisting of 282 of his legal decisions, is engraved on a stone slab.
The code says that the Gods had given the royal power to Hammurabi to protect the weak from the strong. It has laws dealing with marriage, family, trade, treatment of workers, prosperity, theft, etc. Besides these, the code contains punishments and penalties based on the principle of an 'eye-for-an-eye' and 'tooth-for-a-tooth'.
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