The powerful Hammurabi, well known for having drafted the first set of written laws, was the sixth king of the Amonte dynasty of ancient Babylon (Hammurabi). The name Hammurabi means "relative is a healer" and comes from the Amorite language (Hammurabi). He was born in 1805 BC and died around 1750 BC. His power was inherited from his father, Sin-Muballit at an early age (Hammurabi). Hammurabi was 13 years old when he ascended the throne. He reigned for 42 years from 1792 BC to 1750 BC (Hammurabi). A few years into Hammurabi's reign over Babylon, he decided to compose the first set of written laws to make the ancients aware of the consequences of their lawless acts (Hammurabi). This promulgation of a new code of Babylonian law was written on a stele, which is a large stone monument in the center of the city. It consists of 282 laws (Hammurabi). The repercussions of the laws varied depending on social status, but by modern standards they were still very harsh. The Code of Hammurabi has an overall simple concept. This concept is similar to the famous phrase “an eye for an eye” (“The Law of Retaliation” philosophy, invented by Lex Talionis). If someone has stolen something, the thief will have his hand cut off or will be punished accordingly (Hammurabi). But if someone from a lower social class harmed a person from a higher class, they would be put to death. However, if a person of a higher social class harmed a person of a lower class, they would most likely be fined (Hammurabi). The Code of Hammurabi was written predominantly in the precursor script to hieroglyphics, known as cuneiform. Cuneiform is a wedge-shaped script common to the people of Babylon (Hamm......middle of paper......I believe there was no conflict and it was just a surrender (Hammurabi) .L The only kingdom that survived after the wars was the Assyrian kingdom, but they were forced to pay tribute. Hammurabi managed to put all of Mesopotamia under his control in just a couple of years (Hammurabi the great king of Babylon). “Hammurabi” Ancient.eu.com 12 November 2011, Nd Web 10 December 2013 http://www.ancient.eu.com/hammurabi King, LW “Hammurabi's Code of Laws” EAWC Np , nd Web. 10 December 2013 http ://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm “Legal Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon” Louvre Np, nd Web /en/oeuvre-notices/law-code-hammurabi-king-babylon “Louvre Thought Exercise” MiParadox 7 June 2008, Nd Web 12 January 2014http://miparadox.blogspot.com/2008/06/louvre-thinked-exercise .html