Code of Hammurabi
Code of Hammurabi 《汉谟拉比法典》 又译《汉穆拉比法典》，巴比伦国王汉谟拉比在位期间(约公元前1792年至公元前1750年)制定，曾被视为人类历史上颁布最早的法律。 (→Babylonian law)
CODE OF HAMMURABI
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.