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प्रश्न
Hammurabi Code is an important legal document. Explain.
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- Hammurabi code is an important legal document that specifies the laws related to various crimes.
- It has 282 provisions specifying cases related to family rights, trade, slavery, taxes and wages.
- It is carved on a stone, which portrays Hammurabi as receiving the code from the Sun God Shamash.
- The ‘eye for eye’ and ‘tooth for tooth’ form of justice is used in the Hammurabi code.
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