tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post7970765406867642699..comments2022-06-27T06:05:20.959-07:00Comments on Ancient World History 3A: The Code of Hammurabi [18th Century BCE]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-58364831992304360842010-04-14T08:20:38.293-07:002010-04-14T08:20:38.293-07:00Maybe I'm completely off in saying this, but i...Maybe I'm completely off in saying this, but in a sense it seems like things haven't changed so much over the course of 4000 years. In the time of Hammurabi people were treated as property (as Ramsey said in class) and their "worth" was based on their social standing which in turn was based on their material or monetary value. Today, the people who our culture and society glorifies are those with the most money. I just think it's interesting that the concept of "he who dies with the most toys wins" or the relation of money to power dates so far back in history.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572335153817713064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-38151486799892476682010-04-14T08:16:21.848-07:002010-04-14T08:16:21.848-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572335153817713064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-33043500901696553282010-04-14T00:39:01.653-07:002010-04-14T00:39:01.653-07:00Probably not a lot. It would be lovely to wakeup o...Probably not a lot. It would be lovely to wakeup one morning and not see morbidness on the news.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145277409199154745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-71282159471363310592010-04-14T00:17:55.483-07:002010-04-14T00:17:55.483-07:00@ Maria - Correct.
IF our society had laws like t...@ Maria - Correct.<br /><br />IF our society had laws like this:<br />How much crime would there be???Prof Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592212418574176159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-15710532440386426172010-04-13T22:42:19.770-07:002010-04-13T22:42:19.770-07:00@allison:
I think it means that she has to take a...@allison:<br /><br />I think it means that she has to take an oath saying that she wasn't cheating on her husband with some other guy or that she will never cheat and then can go home.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145277409199154745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-79187830298198140742010-04-13T15:25:32.616-07:002010-04-13T15:25:32.616-07:00131: If a man bring a charge against [his] wife, b...131: If a man bring a charge against [his] wife, but she is not surprised with another man, she must take an oath and then may return to her house. <br /><br />does this mean that the wife still has to admit to sleeping with another man even though she is not just so she can stay in her house?allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109112779908102106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-11742421477982712942010-04-12T22:21:41.731-07:002010-04-12T22:21:41.731-07:00It was an effective, if brutal system. It is also ...It was an effective, if brutal system. It is also long lasting and has influenced some of our own justice code, with the idea of retribution(e.g. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth) as in the death penalty for murder. We also see this in the fines, and restution for damage property(e.g. and i quote "53: If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition, and does not so keep it; if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for money, and the money shall replace the [grain] which he has caused to be ruined. <br />54: If he be not able to replace the [grain], then he and his possessions shall be divided among the farmers whose corn he has flooded.") Are examples of resitution and damage fines.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430191330022130921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-47081173164654545472010-04-12T20:07:49.152-07:002010-04-12T20:07:49.152-07:00@JennilynLubrin: I second what you say about the K...@JennilynLubrin: I second what you say about the King's views. It may seem harsh, but if you think about it, it's quite logical. And it made society work smoothly.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145277409199154745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-84660882158466198062010-04-12T20:00:11.638-07:002010-04-12T20:00:11.638-07:00@arielmariee, "cast into water" is compl...@arielmariee, "cast into water" is completely literal. I guess in that time, if you displease the gods, your life is worthless and therefore shall be forfeited. <br /><br />I like how the king believes in the worth of man. Although some people were considered property, they still had a value. To me, it seems honor and strength in a man is a huge factor in the laws depicted. These are severe punishments for not having fair morals.JennilynLubrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447382868256841648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227877020339222724.post-78509600259527230532010-04-12T18:36:39.406-07:002010-04-12T18:36:39.406-07:00When it says "cast into the water," are ...When it says "cast into the water," are they literally thrown in the water for a humiliation purposes, or are they thrown in to drown? The punishments seem harsh, but having such harsh consequences may prevent the undesirable behavior.arielmarieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084707425261255471noreply@blogger.com