Hammurabi & the Babylonians
Why did Hammurabi want to be king?
So that people would be treated fairly.
Endiku was half man and half what?
Animal
What city did Hammurabi rule?
Babylon
Was Giglamesh a good king, or a bad king?
Bad king (though he was very strong)
What did Hammurabi write down on a stone monument?
Laws
What was the name of Shamshi-Adad's empire?
The Assyrian Empire
What were Hammurabi's laws called?
The Code of Hammurabi
He wanted to find the secret of eternal life (OR He wanted to beat death)
Name ONE of Hammurabi's Laws.
Family & Marriage Laws
If a man takes a wife and does not draw up a contract, the woman is not a legal wife.
If a man divorces his wife who has borne him children, he must provide her with support and property for the children.
If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be cut off.
Property & Trade Laws
If a man rents a field and does not cultivate it, he must pay the owner for the produce as if he had farmed it.
If a builder constructs a house and it collapses, killing the owner, the builder shall be put to death.
If a man steals cattle or sheep, he must repay thirtyfold if from a temple or tenfold if from a private citizen.
Injury & Crime Laws
If a man destroys the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye (“an eye for an eye”).
If a man breaks the bone of another man, his bone shall be broken.
If a man strikes a free-born woman and causes her to miscarry, he must pay ten shekels of silver.
Slavery Laws
If a slave says to his master, “You are not my master,” his ear shall be cut off.
If a man harbors a runaway slave, he shall be put to death.
Business & Wage Laws
If a man hires an ox and kills it through neglect, he must compensate the owner.
If a man hires a worker, he must pay him wages according to agreed terms.
How was the Assyrian king, Shamshi-Adad, different from the Babylonian king, Hammurabi?
Shamshi-Adad was a dictator who ruled by fear and cruelty. Hammurabi ruled by a code of laws.