Corbin Emmons - Hammurabi Code by Corbin Emmons

3 Laws That Stand Out

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-15 19:00:30 UTC

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-15 19:05:34 UTC

If a holy woman enters a tavern door or enters a tavern for a drink, she shall be burned to death.

Getting burned to death for drinking or trying to drink is way too harsh.

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-15 19:14:12 UTC

If an adopted son says to his adoptive mother or father: "You are not my mother, or my father," his tongue shall be cut off

Society prioritized honoring your parents and being loyal to them.

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-16 13:49:25 UTC

If anyone breaks into a house to steal, he will be put to death before that point of entry and be buried there (walled into the house).

The ancient society protected people's rights to own things and were highly against stealing and robbery

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-16 13:50:57 UTC

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-16 13:54:28 UTC

If anyone is caught while committing a robbery, then s/he shall be put to death.

The punishment for stealing seems way too harsh.

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-16 13:59:26 UTC

If a man put out the eye of a nobleman (amelu), his eye shall be put out. (An eye for an eye).

Society belived in equal and fair punishment

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-18 18:12:37 UTC

Law 201 - If he knocks out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina.

Today, this law could be slightly modified to if you injure someone/assault someone, you pay them fines to pay off medical bills or compensation.

emmonsc17 — 2025-04-18 18:16:03 UTC

This picture relates to 196. If a man put out the eye of a nobleman (amelu), his eye shall be put out. [An eye for an eye ].

The connection is that an eye for an eye is representing equal treatment for a worndoing. Just as this picture shows equal treatment of people.