Second oldest code of law, after the Sumerian Ur-Nammu Code.
Created around 1754 BC in ancient Mesopotamia.
It is a collection of laws inscribed on a stone stele, detailing various aspects of daily life, justice, and governance.
The stele is now housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The code is notable for its “eye for an eye” principle.
It was found in 1901 in the ancient city of Susa, Iran. By that time reading cuneiform was already well-established, so the code was quickly deciphered as mentioned in Origins of Writing.