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Hammurabi

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

  • Fame71.3
  • Momentum0.0
  • Historical Figures rank#72
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame71.3
  • Momentum0.0
  • Historical Figures rank#72
  • Wikipedia39.9K
Lived -1810–-1750, aged 60
Historical Figures
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    111 languages
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  • Era
    -1810–-1750
    Aged 60
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

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.

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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…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Hammurabi

Hammurabi
saidundated
Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land.
— Preface to the Code of Hammurabi (translated by Leonard William King, 1910)
Hammurabi
saidundated
If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
— Section 196 of the Code of Hammurabi (translated by Leonard William King, 1910)
Hammurabi
saidundated
Laws of justice which Hammurabi, the wise king, established.
— Epilogue to the Code of Hammurabi (translated by Leonard William King, 1910)
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Falling
71.3
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Score components
Historical25.4
Now attention14.0
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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