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 The term "Code" of Hammurabi is a modern one, so named after the 19thcentury "Code Napoleon" Scholars today debate the meaning behind the stele that is now in the Louvre and whether the The Hammurabi Code encapsulates 2 legal codes that were used to basically govern the people of ancient Babylon during King Hammurabi's reign Written in the dominant language at the time, the Akkadian language, the code provided a legal framework for the exchange of goods and services in the ancient citystate of Babylon Stele of Hammurabi is a sculpture that was commissioned by the king of Babylon, Hammurabi (c BCE) The monument is 74 ft tall made of diorite rocks The Hammurabi stele was discovered in 1901, by a French mission led by De Morgan at Shush in Iran The Code of Hammurabi stele was engraved on stone and clay tablets The Law Code Stele Of King Hammurabi Youtube Stele of code of hammurabi