Examine Hammurabi's Code on pp. 52-55 Hammurabi was king of Babylon, a Mesopotamian city-state, albeit, non-Sumerian, from 1750-1810 B.C.E. He conquered all of Mesopotamia, including the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. Although Reilly wisely points out that we have no way of knowing the extent to which these laws were enforced, they do, however, provide us with insight into how the ancients may have viewed justice, law, and punishment in urban society. a. What do some of these laws reveal?

Examine Hammurabi's Code on pp. 52-55 Hammurabi was king of Babylon, a Mesopotamian city-state, albeit, non-Sumerian, from 1750-1810 B.C.E. He conquered all of Mesopotamia, including the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. Although Reilly wisely points out that we have no way of knowing the extent to which these laws were enforced, they do, however, provide us with insight into how the ancients may have viewed justice, law, and punishment in urban society. a. What do some of these laws reveal?