FREE ESSAY ON CODE OF HAMMURABI

CODE OF HAMMURABI

Hammurabi, said to be the greatest leader of Ancient Mesopotamia, laid out a set of laws
which emphasizes retribution as a form of punishment (an eye for an eye). It is my belief
that Hammurabi was a just ruler who took into consideration all things that affected his
people. 
The Code of Hammurabi is very similar to our laws and yet it is completely different.
Hammurabi's set of laws heavily relies on retaliation which has no place in the
twenty-first century. But Code number 203, states that If a free-born man strike the body
of another free-born man or equal rank, he shall pay on gold mina, this reminds one of
small claims court. But in a case it is different because a modern day society does not
poke out the eye of an assailant, (number 196 If a man put out the eye of another man,
his eye shall be put out).
It is my belief that Hammurabi was a just man but I would not choose to live under his
code because of its harsh punishments. For instance, using the above example, what would
happen if the eye incident was an accident? There are catch-22s and holes in the code
even though it is well thought out.
In conclusion, Hammurabi, said to be the greatest leader of Ancient Mesopotamia, laid out
a set of laws which emphasizes retribution as a form of punishment (an eye for an eye).
It is my belief that Hammurabi was a just ruler who took into consideration all things
that affected his people. 
Bibliography
World History The Human Odyssey
By Spielvogel, Jackson J.