Hammurabi
[hah-moo-rah-bee, ham-oo-]
- 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
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Also Ham·mu·ra·pi [hah-moo-rah-pee, ham-oo-] /ˌhɑ mʊˈrɑ pi, ˌhæm ʊ-/.
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Contemporary Examples
This is at least better than the Code of Hammurabi, which considered the rape victim an adulteress.
He is just as likely to bring in Ben Bernanke and Ralph Nader as Hammurabi and Cato the Elder.
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Historical Examples
The period for debt slavery was, however, confined to the years of Hammurabi.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Let us remember that Hammurabi's code was represented as the work of Marduk.
The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismFranz Cumont
Hostilities with Elam are frequent before and after the days of Hammurabi.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
The name Tashmitum appears for the first time in the days of Hammurabi.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
Nin-mar appears in the days of Hammurabi as the daughter of Marduk.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
Hammurabi
Hammurapi
- ?18th century bc, king of Babylonia; promulgator of one of the earliest known codes of law
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Hammurabi
[(ham-uh-rah-bee, hah-muh-rah-bee)]
A king of ancient Mesopotamia, known for putting the laws of his country into a formal code.
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