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Kreu 1 Hammurabi's Law and Mosaic Law

The document describes two ancient legal codes: the Code of Hammurabi from ancient Babylon and the Mosaic law given to Moses in the Bible. The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, established around 1754 BC, addressing civil and criminal laws. It was inscribed on stone pillars and distributed throughout Hammurabi's kingdom. The Mosaic law was given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai around the 13th century BC and formed the earliest law for the people of Israel, addressing moral and religious laws. Both legal codes influenced their societies and shared a focus on family structure and moral conduct.

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Kreu 1 Hammurabi's Law and Mosaic Law

The document describes two ancient legal codes: the Code of Hammurabi from ancient Babylon and the Mosaic law given to Moses in the Bible. The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, established around 1754 BC, addressing civil and criminal laws. It was inscribed on stone pillars and distributed throughout Hammurabi's kingdom. The Mosaic law was given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai around the 13th century BC and formed the earliest law for the people of Israel, addressing moral and religious laws. Both legal codes influenced their societies and shared a focus on family structure and moral conduct.

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The Code of Hammurabi

Hammurabi brought together and revised the laws

He inscribed on a 2.4 m column of stone for all the


contains 3600 line

On the top of the column there is carved statute


showing Hammurabi praying.

The code of Hammurabi was


1- the most comprehensive
2- well preserved
3- very complex
4- well developed
The code shows clearly : the structure of ancient
society.

IT emphasizes THE FAMILY and THE MORAL

The code was based on Sumerian law

It coves all babylonian life bot civil and criminal.

The copies of the code were distributed throughout


the kingdom in the temples.

Free access to the law and to justice did not mean


that all life was viewed as equal.
The Mosaic law
The law of ancient Israel
Exodus tells how god summed Moses across the
Sinai desert in the mountain Sinai.

Moses considers himself as a link between jaws


and god.

Moses received the tablets containing ten


commandments.

Moses' father in law gave him the following advise;


1- represent the people before god
2- bring the cases to god
3- teach them the laws and decisions
4- chose able man that are trustworthy and who
hate a bride.

The Babylonian law The Mosaic law


 Based on Sumerian laws  Based on accent Israel laws
 300 years earlier  300 years later
 believed in gods  believed in one god
 Devine authority  spiritual content
 moral and family  ethic and moral

Find the common qualities between babylonian


and mosaic law .

In cases of dispute the people would go to moses


to decide the issues according to the laws.
 Vocabulary
Holdings - decisions
final biding – final decisions of the court
Issue – find synonyms
prerogative right – specific right
exodus – the holy book of the jewish people
exodus – to flee away , great movement, wander,
escape.
Justice – the judges of the supreme court in
america.
Criminal – true cognates kriminal
criminal law – kodi penal
comprehensive – complete and broad
Praying – worship
the synonym of code is law.
Inscribe- carve
significant- great- many – very – lots of – plenty of-
hard.
Complex – it cover many cases – difficult
mosaic- an art piece that
summoned- to call back
commandments- urdheresat
lighting – rrufe
thunder – bubullim
reveal – to present , to display.
Contend with – te kenaqesh popullsin
advise – keshill
adviser – keshilltar
case – kazuse
able man – njerez te aft
bribe- met marrjen
make sentences. And find the common thing ham-mos

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