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This terracotta tablet is a smaller version of the original law code stela of King Hammurabi to be used in schools and courts. The tablet was found at Nippur (modern Nuffar, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq), southern Mesopotamia. Old Babylonian era, 1790 BCE. (Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2790/
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Amin, Osama S. M. "Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 18, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2790/.
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