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22 Οκτ 2020 · This chapter explains how the Stela (stone monument) of the Laws of Hammurabi was employed as a manifestation of political power. A royal investiture scene is at the top of the Stela, and the artist manipulated the imagery cleverly to enhance the legitimacy and authority of Hammurabi. Standard imagery is skillfully reconfigured to exalt him.
Throughout its roughly 3,700 year life, the Code of Hammurabi has shifted in meaning and in physical location, but it has always remained a powerful symbol with the ability to provide legitimacy and support to those who claimed it.
Evaluate the significance of the Stele of Hammurabi as both a legal document and a symbol of authority in ancient Babylon. The Stele of Hammurabi holds immense significance as it not only codified laws that governed daily life but also served as a powerful symbol of Hammurabi’s legitimacy and authority as king.
9 Νοε 2009 · Hammurabi’s Code was carved onto a massive, finger-shaped black stone stele (pillar) that was looted by invaders and finally rediscovered in 1901. Hammurabi was the sixth king in the Babylonian...
Since its discovery and decipherment at the turn of the twentieth century, the inscription of the Law Stele of Hammurabi, popularly known as the Code of Hammurabi, has been one of the most important sources for study of ancient Near Eastern law.
This chapter addresses the rich treasury of rhetorical devices the Laws of Hammurabi uses to present its message. It is structured in the form of a royal inscription, but it is not an ordinary agglomeration of hackneyed bromides repeating standard wording.
The Hammurabi Stele illustrates the relationship between law and society by serving as a public display of legal codes that governed daily life in Babylon. It reflects how laws were intertwined with social norms and expectations, providing citizens with guidelines for behavior.
