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Hammurabi

[ hah-moo-rah-bee, ham-oo- ]

noun

  1. 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.


Hammurabi

/ ˌhæmʊˈrɑːbɪ /

noun

  1. Hammurabi?18th century bc?18th century bcMBabylonianPOLITICS: hereditary rulerLAW: lawmaker ?18th century bc , king of Babylonia; promulgator of one of the earliest known codes of law
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hammurabi

  1. A king of ancient Mesopotamia , known for putting the laws of his country into a formal code.
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Example Sentences

She escorted Matt Stanley, her client, and his Parisian date, Salomé Bes, 30, past the long lines at the museum’s entrance and toward the Code of Hammurabi.

Iraq is home to six UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites, among them the ancient city of Babylon, the site of several ancient empires under rulers like Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar.

According to History.com, the origins of the superstition are unclear, but could have roots as far back as the Code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon.

The assignment asked students how to punish a defiant slave using Hammurabi’s code, a set of laws in ancient Mesopotamia.

The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest recorded laws and punishment, came from Babylon.

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