The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi called for an eye for an eye long before the Israelite law did. |
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The code of Hammurabi contained 282 laws, written by scribes on 12 tablets. |
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This is at least better than the Code of Hammurabi, which considered the rape victim an adulteress. |
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While the concept of codification dates back to the Code of Hammurabi in Babylon ca. |
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In the Code of Hammurabi, provisions were found that addressed inheritance rights of women, including female prostitutes. |
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