On a large stone slab in the Louvre Museum in Paris are inscribed the laws of a remarkable ruler of ancient Babylon.
When Hammurabi came to the throne of Babylon in about 1950 BC, the surrounding country was divided into a number of small, warring city states. Using his army and diplomatic ability with great skill, Hammurabi conquered these cities one by one. Eventually he had united them all under his own leadership.
In order to rule his new lands, Hammurabi decided to write down the laws so that everybody knew what they were. In part his law: are the traditional rules of Babylonian society and in part his own creation. Covering a wide range of daily life, the law code of Hammurabi remained in use for centuries. It is often regarded as the forerunner of the legislative system of western civilisation.
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