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Assyrian Art
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10/15/2012
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Hammurabi (Babylonian)
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(died 1750 bc), the sixth king of the first dynasty of Babylonia, reigned 1792–1750 bc. He extended the Babylonian empire and instituted one of the earliest known collections of laws
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Law Code
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a comprehensive set of laws, considered by many scholars to be the oldest laws established; they were handed down four thousand years ago by King Hammurabi of Babylon.

Although the Code of Hammurabi was essentially humanitarian in its intent and orientation, it contained the "eye for an eye" theory of punishment, which is a barbarian application of the concept of making the punishment fit the crime. The Code of Hammurabi recognized such modern concepts as that of corporate personality.
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Lamassu
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·      Giant monster/guardians; ward off evil spirits/forces/people; protectors of palace

·      Front – straight on view

·      Side – View profiled; 5 legs but only see 4 from side and 2 from front

·      Veins and muscles; feather detail
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Assyrian Genil
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