"" 2 As a result of the hierarchical structure that exists in the Mesopotamian society, the law that governs their people illustrates the same structure. This is an error that will be corrected as future religions and laws are created. God is considered without flaws in this religion so of course he is immune to any laws because we can not do wrong. Similarly Hammurabi feels that because he is a representative of God that these laws do not apply to him, giving him immunity to the very laws he is enforcing among the people. .
Overall this demonstrates the influence of religion in governing people, and also another aspect of belief regarding Murdok who according to historians was made up by Hammurabi himself. Simply because the people acknowledge and believe there is infact a God superior to them is enough to put fear in the people to the point of following what Hammurabi engraves as his code in stone.
Another ancient civilization made up of Hebrews focuses on another religion called Judaism. This religion is considered polytheistic because there is only one God, and also eschatological because they believe in a judgement day where eventually your good actions will be weighed against your bad. The name of their God is Yahew, and he is responsible for the creation of earth and man, who was made in his image. This information can be found in the very first book of the bible Genesis. The same book also explains how after man was created, women was created from one of his ribs. This can account for two beliefs that are still dominant factors in society today; that God is presumed to be a man, and women are inferior to men. Most early civilizations were patriarchal because of this belief. This means that men had a dominant role in society and women were inferior. For instance, under the code of Hammurabi, hitting your father resulted in getting your hands cut off, where there was no similar penalty for hitting your mother.
