Code of Hammurabi

In 1901, Egyptologist Gustave Jéquier, a member of an expedition headed by Jacques de Morgan, found the stele containing the Code of Hammurabi in what is now Khūzestān, Iran (ancient Susa, Elam), where it had been taken as plunder by the Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte in the 12th century BC.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_...

8 Things You May Not Know About Hammurabi's Code
By Evan Andrews
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Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye
"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

This phrase, along with the idea of written laws, goes back to ancient Mesopotamian culture ... http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4c.asp