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.
About 2000 B.C., the city of Babylon was founded, on the Euphrates River. Many conquerors had Babylon as their capital. Among these was Hammurabi, the Amorite leader who is best known for his famous laws, the Code of Hammurabi. These laws made it so that everyone knew the laws and the punishments for breaking those laws. The Code also allowed women to own property and set tax rates and price levels. Hammurabi ruled for 42 years, from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Far to the north lived the Hittites, powerful warriors whose capital city was Hattusa.