Selections from the Law Code of Hammurabi

Sources on Families for Chapter Two

Citation

The Code of Laws Promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242. Translated by C. H. W. Johns. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1903.

[Online here; for another consulted translation, see here].

For another selection of translated laws see here.

 

Further Links and materials for study

"Law Code of Hammurabi, king of Babylon." Louvre. https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010174436.

ushistory.org. “Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye.” Ancient Civilizations Online Textbook. http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4c.asp.

Dattatreya Mandal. "10 Incredible Facts About The Code of Hammurabi." Realm of History. https://www.realmofhistory.com/2015/09/19/10-incredible-facts-about-the-code-of-hammurabi/.

Owen Jarus. "Code of Hammurabi: Ancient Babylonian Laws." LiveScience. https://www.livescience.com/39393-code-of-hammurabi.html.

Jane McGrath. "What's so important about the Code of Hammurabi?" Howstuffworks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/code-of-hammurabi.htm.