Hammurapi, was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from c.1792 to c.1750 BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered the city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari. He ousted Ishme-Dagan I, the king of Assyria, and forced his son Mut-Ashkur to pay tribute, bringing almost all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule.
El Código de Hammurabi es un monumento jurídico y literario de la antigua Mesopotamia que ha resistido el paso de los siglos como una de las primeras recopilaciones de leyes conocidas en la historia. Este antiguo código, creado por el rey babilónico Hammurabi alrededor del 1754...
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