Mesopotamian · Akkadian · c. 1750 BCE
The Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi of Babylon; tr. L. W. King
The stele shows the king receiving the law from an enthroned Shamash, which is the clearest surviving statement of why a sun god is also a god of judges: what sees everything is what can judge fairly.
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| Name here | Rank given | # | Powers described |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judge of heaven and earth | — | The stele shows Hammurabi receiving the law from him enthroned. What sees everything is what can judge fairly, so the sun is the god of judges. |
