13. Explain the importance of the Code of Hammurabi in each of these areas: The authority of kings:

Punishment of criminals:

Mesopotamian society:

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The Hammurabi code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice. Hammurabi's Code was carved onto a massive, finger-shaped black stone stele (pillar) that was looted by invaders and finally rediscovered in 1901.

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