jan 1, 1754 BC - Code of Hammurabi
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The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian law code dating to roughly 1754 BC, it was created under the Babylonian King Hammurabi and is one of the oldest readable writings in the world. One of the code's more famous quotes includes "an eye for an eye" in regards to punishments.
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