In this case, the stele commemorates King Hammurabi, the king from Babylon, as being given the authority to decide justice and lead the people of Mesopotamia. On the stele is an engraving of Hammurabi, receiving the authority to lead from Shamash, the god of justice.
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This is the upper part of the stele that is approximately 7' 4" tall. The laws, written in cuneiform, are inscribed on the lower part of the monument. Hammurabi ...
The top of the stele features an image in relief of Hammurabi with Shamash, the Babylonian sun god and god of justice. Below the relief are about 4,130 lines of ...
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Posted: May 24, 2017
Posted: May 24, 2017
Dr. Zucker: [0:28] A stele is a tall carved object. This one is carved in relief at the top and then below that and on all sides we have inscribed cuneiform.
Jul 25, 2016 · The ruler is most famous for enacting the Code of Hammurabi – one of the oldest surviving legal records in history. The code consists of 282 ...
It establishes a "durable disposition" that is corporeal as well as legible. In its textual corpus, it establishes social norms concerning gender, sexuality, ...
Feb 18, 2018 · The Stele of Hammurabi was carved in Diorite, a very hard rock, and stands approximately seven feet tall. On the rock is engraved the image of ...
The physical existence of the Stela acted as a means of preserving the king's name and existence after his death. It prevented the king from falling into ...
