code of hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi (hah-m[schwa]-rah-bee or ham-[schwa]-). The oldest known written legal code, produced in Mesopotamia during the rule of Hammurabi (who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C.). • The code consisted of nearly 300 provisions, arranged under headings such as family, trade, real property, personal property, and labor.

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词条贡献者

译者妍妍，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与科技、媒体和电信（TMT）相关的法律文件。