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Monster Essays - Hammurabi
Hammurabi
In his position as King of Babylonia, Hammurabi managed to
organize the world's first code of laws and establish Babylon as the
dominant and successful Amorite city of its time. "Records written on
clay tablets show that Hammurabi was a very capable administrator and a
successful warrior. His rule spanned from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C. When
he became king in 1792, he was still young, but had already become
entrusted with many official duties in his administration"(Grolier). In
the early years of his reign, Hammurabi mostly participated in
traditional activities, such as repairing buil....
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