Hammurabi (reigned 1792-1750 B.C.) was a Babylonian king. One of the outstanding rulers of early antiquity, he is especially known as a lawgiver, the author of the code which bears his name. Nothing is known of the early life of Hammurabi. His name,...

fl. c. eighteenth century B.C. Emperor of Babylon who was the creator of the first known code of civil and criminal laws. He freed Babylon from Elam and expanded it into a powerful empire by conquering neighboring lands. In addition to being a capable...

Hammurabi (Akkadian from Amorite ˤAmmurāpi, "the kinsman is a healer," from ˤAmmu, "paternal kinsman," and Rāpi, "healer"; c. 1810 BC – 1750 BC), was the sixth king of Babylon. He became the first king of the Babylonian Empire, extending...

Introduction Courts and court cases are at the centre of what people think of when they think of law. From TV shows through mock trials to the landmark cases from the Supreme Court, the courts play a significant role in our society....

After the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur from attacks by foreign invaders, the traditional Mesopotamian pattern emerged--independent city-states existing side-by-side. The Semite-speaking Amorites moved into the area from Saudi Arabia. They established a strong dynasty in Isin and Larsa. A third...

It was something you don't see everyday on the streets of Baghdad, a man squatting on the sidewalk, earnestly dipping a brush into yellow paint, then sweeping it onto a concrete wall.But a group of Iraqi artists _ Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds and others _ have...