... of his life are unknown, but it is assumed that he lived from 1810 to 1750 B.C. He was an Amorite, the name given to a Semitic group that settled in the Fertile Crescent around 2000 B.C. The estimated time of his reign is 1792 - 1750 B.C. "Hammurabi was known for his codification of the Babylonian laws, which was probably not his own creation, but a continuation ... ...

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