Hammurabi's Law Code
The Law Court of Babylon
Murder, Theft, Incompetence, Lack of Respect...
After committing the crimes described in the Law Code of Hammurabi, the ancient history scholars had to face the judgment and harsh punishments imposed by the Court! Ask an 8th grade Ancient History Scholar what two big problems Hammurabi was trying to solve with these laws, which are the origin of "An eye for an eye..."