The Code of Hammurabi（汉谟拉比法典）

The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi) is a well-preserved ancient law code, created ca. 1790 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. One nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall basalt stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script. One of the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were written on a stone tablet standing over eight feet tall (2.4 meters) that was found in 1901.This is a public domain book converted by anonymous volunteers and you may find it for free on the web.This work is respectfully inscribed by the author.

汉谟拉比，是阿摩利人的巴比伦王国的第六任国王。在一连串战争中，他击败邻国，将巴比伦的统治区域扩展至整个两河流域（美索不达米亚），从而成为巴比伦尼亚帝国的第一任国王。在一连串战争中，他击败邻国，将巴比伦的统治区域扩展至整个两河流域（美索不达米亚），从而成为巴比伦尼亚帝国的第一任国王。尽管他的帝国掌控了整个两河流域，他的继承者却无力保持他的伟业，帝国最终走向衰亡。汉谟拉比以制定了《汉谟拉比法典》而闻名，在现代被誉为古代立法者。汉谟拉比法典是信史的第一部成文民法典之一，刻写于超过2.4米（8英尺）高、于1901年出土的石碑上，核心论点是报复主义。