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| The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest codes of law in history, is engraved on this black basalt stela, which stands 2.2 m (7 ft 4 in) high and was made about 1780 bc. The upper portion (shown here) depicts Hammurabi with Shamash, the sun god. Shamash is presenting to Hammurabi a staff and ring, symbolizing the power to administer the law. | ||||||
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| Giraudon/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| Mesopotamian Art and Architecture; Babylonia; Law; Babylon; Hammurabi, Code of; Hammurabi; Crime and Punishment, History of | ||||||
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