Features a prologue and transcript of the codified moral and secular laws of the Babylonian King.

Obtain excerpts from this ground-breaking legal document from this eponymous ruler. Includes hypertext links.

Archive provides the full text of the Mesopotamian ruler's code of laws. Includes commentary by legal scholars.

Details the life of the king of Babylonia who is best known for his code of laws called the Code of Hammurabi.

Furnishes a background to the terms employed in the code, as well as the complete list of laws.

Description of these ancient records, believed to be the first set of laws, supplies physical and content info. Features a link to its text.