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Hammurabi Code is an important legal document. Explain.

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The Hammurabi’s Law Code
1. The Hammurabi Code is an important legal document that specifies the laws related to various crimes.
2. It has 282 provisions specifying cases related to family rights, trade, slavery, taxes and wages.
3. It is carved on a stone, which portrays Hammurabi as receiving the code from the Sun God Shamash.
4. It was a compilation of old laws based on retributive principles. ‘An eye for an eye’ and ‘ a tooth for a tooth’ form of justice is used in the Hammurabi Code.

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