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The 16 pages that link to Hammurabi, each with the reason it gives.

• BabylonRelated: His reign marked Babylon’s early rise to imperial prominence.

• Code of HammurabiRelated: The stele presents the laws as his royal work and authority.

• MosesCompared with: Comparisons with Hammurabi frame questions about biblical law and ancient legal culture.

• MardukRelated: His reign helped make Babylon a regional power and strengthened its patron god’s position.

• BabyloniaBroader topic: His reign marks the best-known period of Babylonia’s early imperial power.

• Old Babylonian periodBroader topic: His conquests brought much of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule.

• SusaRelated: The stele bearing his laws was later found at Susa after being taken from Babylonia.

• Babylonian religionRelated: His reign illustrates how Babylonian kingship invoked divine authorization.

• AssyriologyBroader topic: Texts and monuments associated with his reign illuminate Babylonian kingship and law.

• Babylonian EmpireBroader topic: His reign made the early Babylonian kingdom a regional empire.

• Mesopotamian kingshipBroader topic: His inscriptions exemplify the ideal of a ruler who secures justice under divine authority.

• Mesopotamian city-stateRelated: His reign illustrates how a city-state ruler could build a regional kingdom.

• Shamshi-Adad ICompared with: He defeated Mari and ended the political order Shamshi-Adad had built there.

• History of IraqRelated: His reign exemplifies the lawmaking and imperial authority of ancient Babylon.

• History of MesopotamiaRelated: His reign marks Babylon’s rise and is associated with a famous law collection.

• Mursili IRelated: His dynasty’s rule ended decades after his reign with Mursili’s capture of Babylon.