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  2. Code of Hammurabi - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East.

  3. Hammurabi - Wikipedia

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    Hammurabi's reign became the point of reference for all events in the distant past. A hymn to the goddess Ishtar, whose language suggests it was written during the reign of Ammisaduqa, Hammurabi's fourth successor, declares: "The king who first heard this song as a song of your heroism is Hammurabi. This song for you was composed in his reign.

  4. List of ancient legal codes - Wikipedia

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    The Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu (c. 2100 –2050 BC), then the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (c. 1760 BC), are amongst the earliest originating in the Fertile Crescent. In the Roman empire, a number of codifications were developed, such as the Twelve Tables of Roman law (first compiled in 450 BC) and the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, also ...

  5. History of institutions in Mesopotamia - Wikipedia

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    Fragment of the Code of Hammurabi.One of the most important institutions of Mesopotamia and the ancient world. It was a compilation of previous laws (Code of Ur-Namma, Code of Ešnunna) that were shaped and renewed in the time of Hammurabi and was made to be embodied in cuneiform script on sculptures and rocks in all public places throughout the ancient Babylonian state, heir to the Akkadian ...

  6. Mesopotamia - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organised, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon

  7. What's a six-digit verification code — and why you should ...

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    Never give a verification code to a stranger. No one should ever ask you for a six-digit verification code — not a stranger on social media, not tech support, not even your bank. If someone does ...

  8. Cuneiform law - Wikipedia

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    c. 1758 BC – Code of Hammurabi – The most famous and also most preserved of the ancient laws. Discovered in December 1901, it contains over 282 paragraphs of text, not including the prologue and epilogue.

  9. What Is a Credit Card Security Code and Why Is It ... - AOL

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    The three- or four-digit code on credit and debit cards can be either a card security code or a card verification value. A three-digit CVV is located on the back of Mastercard®, VISA® and ...