The harshness of punishment depends on how important the victim and law-breaker were. It demonstrated that Hammurabi believed the gods had power over people and events. A person who was accused of something could jump into the Euphrates River. If the person sinks in the river, the persons accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty and he escapes unhurt, then the person who accused the other person would be put to death, while while the person who jumped into the river would take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser. It was very important to have the laws written down. That way everyone would know the rules and laws. At the top of the pillar all the laws are on is Hammurabi receiving the laws from God Shamash. The pillar of laws are over 4,000 years old. Hammurabi’s code/laws were not the first attempted set of laws to be set up by society. They were the first organized set of laws recorded,
The harshness of punishment depends on how important the victim and law-breaker were. It demonstrated that Hammurabi believed the gods had power over people and events. A person who was accused of something could jump into the Euphrates River. If the person sinks in the river, the persons accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty and he escapes unhurt, then the person who accused the other person would be put to death, while while the person who jumped into the river would take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser. It was very important to have the laws written down. That way everyone would know the rules and laws. At the top of the pillar all the laws are on is Hammurabi receiving the laws from God Shamash. The pillar of laws are over 4,000 years old. Hammurabi’s code/laws were not the first attempted set of laws to be set up by society. They were the first organized set of laws recorded,