First, we need to understand the connection between âthings strangledâ and âblood.â Lenski noted: ââFrom a thing strangled and from bloodâ may be considered together since both alike involve blood. An animal that was not butchered but snared and killed by strangling still had blood in itâ (1961, p. 616).
Hammurabi was born circa 1810 BC in Babylon, modern day Iraq. The lasting contribution of Hammurabi on Babylonian society was his set of laws written on twelve stones and displayed publicly for all to see, the most common being, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.. The laws are commonly known as Hammurabi's Code.
The Code of Hammurabi was developed by the Babylonian ruler, Hammburabi. He ruled Babylon, which he expanded to cover most of Mesopotamia, from 1792-1750 BCE. Laws, judgements, and decrees were incorporated into the 282 laws that make up the code. The code was given to Hammurabi by the sun God, Shamash. The Babylonian God, Marduk, facilitated Hammurabi's rule.