If a chieftain or a man leave his house, garden, and field and hires it out, and some one else takes possession of his house, garden, and field and uses it for three years; if the first owner return and claims his house, garden, and field, it shall not be given to him, but he who has taken possession of it and used it shall continue to use it.
"Code of Hammurabi"
/ title = King of Babylon
/ term = 42 years; c. 1792 – 1750 BC (middle)
/ predecessor = Sin-Muballit
/ successor = Samsu-iluna
/ partner =Unknown
/ children = Samsu-iluna
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File:Hammurabi's Babylonia 1.svg/thumb/300px/Map showing the Babylonian territory upon Hammurabi's ascension in c. 1792 BC and upon his death in c. 1750 BC
"Hammurabi" (Akkadian language/Akkadian from Amorite language/Amorite ?Ammur?pi, "the kinsman is a healer", from ?Ammu, "paternal kinsman", and R?pi, "healer"; died c. 1750 BC) was the sixth Amorite king of Babylon (that is, of the First Babylonian Dynasty, the Amorite Dynasty) from 1792 BC to 1750 BC middle chronology (1728 BC – 1686 BC short chronology). He became the first king of the Babylonia/Babylonian Empire following the abdication of his father, Sin-Muballit, who had become very ill and died, extending Babylon's control over Mesopotamia by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms. Although his empire controlled all of Mesopotamia at the time of his death, his successors were unable to maintain his empire.
Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Code of Hammurabi/Hammurabi's Code, one of the first written Civil code/codes of law in recorded history.
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