Location: Louvre
Dates: 1750 BCE
One of the Earliest known Law Codes
Hammurabi was the 6th king of Babylonia.
The Stele was placed in a public place so that all could see it, although it is thought that few were actually literate.
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Thanks to wallyg of flickr,
http://flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1497559795/
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