![]() ![]() Hammurabi wanted to be known as a fair and just ruler. In this way the laws could not be changed and were posted for all to see, though few people could read. The laws were carved on 8 foot stones, called steles, and placed in the cities of his empire. Hammurabi is best known for a set of laws he gave to his empire known as the Code of Hammurabi. ![]() The laws are written below the figures in cuneiform using the Akkadian language. The fingernail shows Hammurabi standing, receiving the laws from the seated sun-god, Shamash. Here is a replica of one of the Steles discovered with the Code of Hammurabi, it is meant to resemble an index finger.
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