Hammurabi

American  

[hah-moo-rah-bee, ham-oo-] / ˌhɑ mʊˈrɑ bi, ˌhæm ʊ- /

Also Hammurapi

noun

1. 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.

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Hammurabi British  

/ ˌhæmʊˈrɑːbɪ /

noun

1. ?18th century _bc , king of Babylonia; promulgator of one of the earliest known codes of law

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Hammurabi Cultural  

1. A king of ancient Mesopotamia, known for putting the laws of his country into a formal code.

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Example Sentences

She escorted Matt Stanley, her client, and his Parisian date, Salomé Bes, 30, past the long lines at the museum’s entrance and toward the Code of Hammurabi.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

In this weakened state, Babylon was sacked by a new emerging power, the Hittites, and the dynasty of Hammurabi came to a definitive end.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Being especially clear, the Code of Hammurabi far outlived the king who created it.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Iraq is home to six UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites, among them the ancient city of Babylon, the site of several ancient empires under rulers like Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

The testimony of the Code of Hammurabi points in the same direction, as also the most spiritual utterances of religion in the Euphrates valley, the penitential psalms.

From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Eiselen, Frederick Carl