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inches high, so cioseiy icsuuiuicd n.v
portrait of Hammurabi on the stele
bearing his code of laws (below) that
there can be little doubt of its identity.

Hammurabi’s code, carved on a col­
umn seven feet tall and three feet
around at the base, stood for six cen­
turies in Babylon and was carried off
to Susa in 1165 b.c. by the Elamite
conqueror Shutruk-Nahhunte. The
top of the column, illustrated here,
shows Hammurabi standing before
the enthroned sun-god, whose multi­
horned headdress resembles a turban.