In Our Time
In Our Time

The Code of Hammurabi

Mar 12, 2026 · 49m

<p>Misha Glenny and guests discuss the laws that Hammurabi (c1810 - c1750 BC), King of Babylon, had carved into a black basalt pillar in present day Iraq and which, since its rediscovery in 1901 in present day Iran, has affirmed Hammurabi's reputation as one of the first great lawmakers. Visitors to the Louvre in Paris can see it on display with almost 300 rules in cuneiform, covering anything from ‘an eye for an eye’ to how to handle murder, divorce, …

Denne episoden er ikkje transkribert enno

Bruk STT.ai for å transkribera denne episoden med AI. Få nøyaktig tekst med talaroppdaging, tidsstemplar og eksporter til fleire format.

Høgtalaroppdaging Tidsstemplar på ordnivå Eksporter som SRT, TXT, JSON

Fleire episoder