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I just realized that I spelled Hammurabi wrong on my other blogs, sorry!!!

A lot of Hammurabi's code is similar to today, and a lot is different. Some aspects and rules that are similar consist of no stealing, no murdering, and you must have reasoning/an explanation for your actions. Some rules that are different in this code of laws is that several of them involve slavery, and lots of them contain the idea that if you do something wrong, you are immediately put to death. Today we have more of a governmental/trial/investigation process, but as written in these codes, they were less tolerant and more vulnerable to quick deaths. Another aspect that is different than what we have today besides the mentioning of hierarchy and kings, is the missing presence of social values. In other words, Hammurabi's code is extremely detailed and specific, and serves more like commands than laws like we have today. For example, if a fire broke out and someone tried to put out the fire but happened to steal something, they were pushed into the fire. In this 25th code, it is very specific and has no social value or religious moral clear in it. However there are some that have to do with religion such as the 8th code, that says if a man steals an animal from the temple, he must pay his respects back and if that is not possible, he is put to death. Who argues against these code of laws? I think that these laws can be argued from a religious standpoint, a governmental standpoint, and a communal standpoint. Hammurabi's code can both compare and contrast with than the rules we live under today.