Hammurapi

Hammurapi the Great (1792–1750) took Uruk and Isin soon after his accession to the throne.

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For over 20 years, he concentrated on building and irrigation projects, organized a centralized administration, and issued the famous Law Code of Hammurapi.

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He brought back spoils, including the Code of Hammurapi, to Susa and placed his son, Kutir-Nahhunte III, on the throne of Babylon.

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In 1757–1755, Hammurapi defeated another Assyrian invasion, and when Eshnunna revolted it was destroyed.

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In 1764, Babylon was attacked by a coalition of Elam, Assyria, the Gutians, and Eshnunna, but Hammurapi defeated the coalition, annexed Eshnunna and Elam, and expanded the empire to the borders of Assyria and the Zagros.

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Hammurapi now controlled all of Mesopotamia, with the exception of Assyria.

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In 1160, the Assyrians conquered the Lower Zab region, and the Elamites took Babylon itself, carrying off spoils, including the Code of Hammurapi to Susa.

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Mari was destroyed by Hammurapi in 1759 (See 1813–1741), but continued to be a city-state.

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His son, Ishme-Dagan (1780–1741), invaded Babylonia, in alliance with Elam, Eshnunna, and the Gutians but was defeated by Hammurapi the Great.

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To kill a native was a terrible thing and the Egyptian laws were not as wise as those of Hammurapi, the good Babylonian King, who recognized the difference between a premeditated murder and the killing of a man whose insults had brought his opponent to a point of unreasoning rage.

Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations Hendrik Willem Van Loon 1913