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What is king hammurabi of Babylon known for​

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For creating a set of laws.

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Hammurabi created a set of laws that covered most aspects of life in Babylonia. He had them put on a big black stone that was over seven feet tall in the middle of the city.

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Hammurabi, also spelled Hammurapi, (born, Babylon [now in Iraq]—died c. 1750 bce), sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon (reigning c. 1792–1750 bce), noted for his surviving set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of laws in human history.

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