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Hammurabi
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Ham·mu·ra·bi  (hm-räb, häm-) also Ham·mu·ra·pi (-b, -p) Died 1750 b.c.
Babylonian king (1792-1750) who made Babylon the chief Mesopotamian kingdom and codified the laws of Mesopotamia and Sumeria.
Hammurabi [ˌhæmʊˈrɑːbɪ], Hammurapi
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(Biographies / Hammurabi (?18th century bc-?18th century bc) M, Babylonian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, LAW: lawmaker) ?18th century bc, king of Babylonia; promulgator of one of the earliest known codes of law
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Noun1.Hammurabi - Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)Hammurabi - Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
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In his book La Mesopotamie (Edition du Seuil, février 1995), the historian Georges Roux talks about a king Hammurabi who, according to him, was ruling the city of Alep, instead of being the great king.
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