The statement that Hammurabi based his code of laws on older Sumerian and Akkadian laws, which he adapted and expanded is
In the First Babylonian Dynasty, Hammurabi was the sixth king. He formed a code of just laws that were written in the Akkadian language.
He improved on the laid down Sumerian and Akkadian laws. His laws followed the if...then pattern.
People who flouted the laws were to be punished. Some of his laws include;
killing an accuser who cannot bring proof to support his accusations,
killing and hanging a person who broke into another's house,
a trader returning the capital sum that was given to him for a venture in case he encounters loss.
These laws affect society and business dealings.
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