The Progressive Code of Hammurabi

King Hammurabi of Babylon inscribed 282 laws on a stone stele, now known as the Code of Hammurabi, nearly 2,000 years before the first parts of the Bible. His code included not just harsh punishments like "an eye for an eye," but also the right to be born a free man, protections against incest, debt-labor limitations, and rules about minimum wages.

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