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Today we about Hammurabi’s code of laws.

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Archaeology excavation hammurabi Babylon Mesopotamia laws code punishment crime early presumed innocent ironic stealing “hand cut off” kiss lip wife “burning house” theft thief “burned alive” bar drink price “too much” drowning dragged speeding “speeding ticket” first legal lawyer profression written tablets stelae

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