# Hammurabi

> He conquered Mesopotamia in the 18th century BC, but what keeps his name in circulation is the law code — one of the first to flip the script from compensating victims to punishing perpetrators, and to bake in presumption of innocence.

*Sixth king of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 BCE)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hammurabi

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** -1810
- **Died:** -1750
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Hammurabi took the throne of Babylon around 1792 BC after his father abdicated, then spent his reign swallowing city-states: Larsa, Eshnunna, Mari. He broke Assyria's king and forced his son into tribute, pulling nearly all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian control. The law code he issued — framed as a revelation from Shamash, god of justice — prescribed specific penalties for each crime and capped what victims could claim in retribution, a break from earlier Sumerian codes. He was worshipped as a god while alive, celebrated after death as the conqueror who spread civilization and made the world bow to Marduk. His military wins faded from memory, but the lawgiver stuck: later kings claimed him as ancestor, and even after his empire crumbled, Mesopotamians used his reign as the zero-point for dating the past. Archaeologists pulled him back into view in the late 19th century, and he's been lodged in the history of law ever since.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 71.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 25.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 14.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #72

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36359)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi)
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- [حمورابي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A)
- [حمورابى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%89)
- [Hammurabi](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi)
- [حمورابی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C)
- [Hammurapi](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurapi)
- [Hamurabis](https://bat_smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamurabis)
- [Хаммурапи](https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8)
- [Хамурапі](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96)
- [Хамурапі](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96)
- [Хамурапи](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8)
- [হাম্মুরাবি](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF)
- [Hamurabi](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamurabi)
- [Hammurabi](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi)
- [حامۆڕابی](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%86%DA%95%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C)
- [Ammurabi](https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammurabi)
- [Chammurapi](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chammurapi)
- [Хаммурапи](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8)
- [Hammurabi](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi)
- [Hammurabi](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi)
- [Hammurapi I. (Babylon)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurapi_I._(Babylon))
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- [Wikiquote](https://bs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hamurabi)
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