Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases.
Toward the end of a long reign, Hammurabi initiated a series of aggressive military campaigns, and Babylon became the capital of what historians have named the "Old Babylonian" state, which eventually stretched beyond Sumer and Akkad into the north and northwest, from 1900 to 1600 B.C.E.
by HistoryNerd94 December 19, 2010
Retribution or revenge, particularly of a cruel or physically violent type .
Referring to the Code of Hammurabi. Hammurabi was the ancient Babylonian king (c. 1792 BC) who coined the term “an eye for an eye .”
Referring to the Code of Hammurabi. Hammurabi was the ancient Babylonian king (c. 1792 BC) who coined the term “an eye for an eye .”
by P Dauddy February 24, 2018
Example 1
Son: Dad, can we get a 12pk of sodas?
Father: No son, we have to wait until next weekend. That's when it will be on sale
Son: Stop being a hammurabi dad!
Example 2
Stop embarrassing me by wearing those hammurabi looking sandals
Son: Dad, can we get a 12pk of sodas?
Father: No son, we have to wait until next weekend. That's when it will be on sale
Son: Stop being a hammurabi dad!
Example 2
Stop embarrassing me by wearing those hammurabi looking sandals
by eaParadise October 27, 2010
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