Hammurabi


[hah-moo-rah-bee, ham-oo-] /ˌhɑ mʊˈrɑ bi, ˌhæm ʊ-/

noun
1.
18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
/ˌhæmʊˈrɑːbɪ/
noun
1.
?18th century bc, king of Babylonia; promulgator of one of the earliest known codes of law
Hammurabi [(ham-uh-rah-bee, hah-muh-rah-bee)]

A king of ancient Mesopotamia, known for putting the laws of his country into a formal code.

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