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Which of the following did the code of Hammurabi regulate

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Code of Hammurabi

Hammurabi

-Ruled Babylonia

-Most famous Amorite tribal king

-Gained control of the lower Euphrates Valley

-Peaceful reign until the end when he fought his enemies and expanded his empire

-Amorite dynasty declined after his death

-His laws survived

Code of Hammurabi

-Inscribed on a seven-foot stele (stone slab or pillar), enshrined in the temple of Marduk (national god of the Babylonians)

-The Code is now considered a summary of a body of long-standing Sumerian laws

-Laws about prices, wages, payment of loans, marriage contracts, property, slaves

-Divided into three parts: Prologue, Laws, Epilogue

-Only by following the laws would justice be done, peace maintained, and prosperity possible.

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