HAMMURABI

HAMMURABI The formers of the Hammurabi?s Code of Laws surely created strict rules with severe punishments for their violation. In fact, these laws played a big role in boldness of Mesopotamian society. Reading these laws, reader may learn about ideals slew of Mesopotamia had about crimes, their attitude to the lower and higher social classes, and intelligent rights between men and women. Reading the laws I noticed that many an(prenominal) crimes were punished by death penalty. Many laws tell that blameful person has to pay the same price for the physical revile one did to another person or one?s relative (laws 196, 197, 229, 230).

For instance: law 196 states: ? If a man de spuee out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.? In addition, at that time, people were penalized to death for many crimes or wrongdoings that almost never would be penalized with capital punishment at a modern time. Among such felony and misdemeanors are stealing (6, 14, 21), robbery (22), accusation (2,3), adultery (...If you want to get a abundant essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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