The Code of Hammurabi

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Hammurabi was the oldest son of Sin-Muballit, and he became the sixth king of Babylon upon his father’s abdication around 1729 BC (based on the short chronology timeline).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sippar
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancien...
http://www.commonlaw.com/Hammurabi.html