How is the code of the Hammurabi an example of how cuneiform a type of writing influenced the lives of ancient babylonians

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How is the code of the Hammurabi an example of how cuneiform a type of writing influenced the lives of ancient babylonians

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Jayleen Tran · Answer 1

The Code of Hammurabi influential on the ancient Babylonians and later civilizations because it was the first time that a king had put down laws into writing. No other king prior had ever done that. It held everyone, including nobility, to the same standard.