Today in class we continued on the notes about the Sumerians. We also talked about "Hammurabi's Code." Pantheon of Sumerian gods and goddesses emerged along with many of the deities representing the natural elements of the world. The world's first surviving epic during this time was the "Epic of Gilgamesh" which told of the great flood. The Sumerians divided the hour into 60 minutes and a minute into 60 seconds. They also organized a calendar that was based on moon cycles. Ziggurat is a Sumerian temple that they built on top of a "mountain" of earth.
Civilization in Mesopotamia
King Hammurabi of Babylon created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code." The law included "an eye for an eye", regulations of marriage, divorce, and punishments for all sorts of crime.
"Hammurabi's Code"
205: If the slave of a freed man strike the body of a feed man, his ear shall be cut off. I agree with this because you could be the owner of the slave. If you are the owner then you can do whatever you want because it is your property.
209: If a man strikes a free-born woman so that she lose her unborn child, he shall pay 10 shekels for her loss. I agree with this because you hurt the woman and even killed the child you should pay for what you did. The money could help the woman with her injuries.
210: If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death. I don't agree with this because maybe the person didn't mean to kill the woman. The man's daughter should not be killed because of someone he killed. He should owe them money for what he did.
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