Code of Hammurabi in Babylon* (jan 1, 1750 BC – jan 1, 1650 BC)
Description:
Collection of ancient laws in modern-day Iraq (formerly Mesopotamia), including ones that codify patriarchal control with right of men to treat women and children as property as well as to punish their wives harshly with little legal consequence.https://ehammurabi.org/lch/law-groups/family-abuse-and-marriage
https://www.history.com/articles/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-hammurabis-code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAqVPlS1Q-s&list=PL4KX03CVYAFQROcL-_3HwlreNWjCvLTrB&index=3
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Date:
jan 1, 1750 BC
jan 1, 1650 BC
~ 100 years