This may surprise you, but the meaning of justice and punishments for not following the law does not change over time. Begun in 3,500 BC, the Babylonian Empire was part of Mesopotamia after the Akkadian Empire. One of their kings, Hammurabi, came to power 4,000 years ago. We know him better today because he wrote a set of laws called the Code of Laws of Hammurabi. We know that he is famous today for his set of laws that he wrote around 1754 BC, but not many of us know whether Hammurabi's Code of Laws was right, so the question is, was Hammurabi's set of laws right for all people of? his empire? Fair means reasonable for everyone. Hammurabi's Code of Laws was fair to everyone in his empire because three sections of his Code of Laws demonstrate that all of his laws were impartial. In the family laws section in Hammurabi's Code of Laws there are clear examples that the laws were just. Laws 129, 148, 168, and 195 all support the idea that the Code of Hammurabi was fair to the Babylonians. In Document C, which includes all four laws I just mentioned; in Law 129 it says that if a married woman is caught having an affair with another man, both will be tied together and thrown into the sea. I think this law is right because committing adultery with someone is a very bad thing and deserves a harsh punishment like death. Law 148 states that if a man has married a woman but an illness has struck her and he wants to marry another woman, the man is allowed to marry the second woman. He is not allowed to divorce the sick woman. The sick woman can live in the man's house and he must take care of her until the woman dies. I This law is right because it protects the sick woman by making her husband take care of her...... middle of paper...... there are clear examples that the laws were legitimate. Laws 196, 199, 215, and 218 all show that Hammurabi's Code of Law was right. Law 196 describes what happens if someone hurts a free person: whoever hurt the free man will have an eye gouged out while Law 199 states that if someone hurts a slave, that person must pay half the value of the slaves. While laws 196 and 199 go together, laws 209 and 213 also coincide. Law 209 explains that if someone hurts the daughter of a free man and causes her to lose her baby, whoever hurt the daughter must pay 10 shekels of silver while Law 213 provides that if a slave is hurt by a free man and loses the child, whoever hurt the slave must pay only 2 shekels of silver which is less money than if someone hurts a free daughter who is also the daughter of a free man.