Ancient mesopotamian king hammurabi biography

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    Hammurabi

    Sixth king of Babylon (r.

    Ancient mesopotamian king hammurabi biography

  • Ancient mesopotamian king hammurabi biography
  • Ancient mesopotamian king hammurabi biography for kids
  • King hammurabi biography for kids
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    • 1792–1750 BC)

    For other uses, see Hammurabi (disambiguation)."Hamurabi" redirects here. For the video game, see Hamurabi (video game).

    Hammurabi (; Old Babylonian Akkadian: 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉, romanized: Ḫâmmurapi;[a]c. 1810 – c. 1750 BC), also spelled Hammurapi,[4] was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from c. 1792 to c. 1750 BC.

    He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered the city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari. He ousted Ishme-Dagan I, the king of Assyria, and forced his son Mut-Ashkur to pay tribute, bringing almost all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule.

    Hammurabi is best known for having issued the Code of Hammurabi, which he claimed to have received from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice. Unlike earlier Sumerian law codes, such as the Code of Ur-Nammu, which had focused o