Salle 227 · Salle du code d'Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi and Babylonian monuments

In This Room

Code of Hammurabi

Unknown, c. 1792-1750 BC

Investiture of Zimri-Lim, Wall Painting from the Palace of Mari

Unknown, Amorite period, c. 1780-1760 BC

Lion of Mari

Unknown, Early Dynastic III B or Amorite period, mid third to early second millennium BC

Worshipper of Larsa

Unknown, First Dynasty of Babylon, reign of Hammurabi, 1792-1750 BC

Royal Head, known as the Head of Hammurabi

Unknown, First Dynasty of Babylon or slightly earlier, c. 1800 BC

Statue of Iddi-Ilum, Governor of Mari

Unknown, Shakkanakku period, c. 2090 BC

Kudurru with the Goddess Gula Seated on a Dog

Unknown, Kassite period, before the twelfth century BC

Kudurru of King Meli-Shipak with Fortified Wall and Boat

Unknown, Kassite period, reign of Meli-Shipak, 1186-1172 BC

Divination Model of a Sheep's Intestines

Unknown, Second millennium BC

Plaque with a Bull-Man Fighting a Lion

Unknown, Isin-Larsa or Old Babylonian period, first half of the second millennium BC

Mathematical Tablet with Hexagon and Heptagon

Unknown, First Dynasty of Babylon, 1894-1595 BC

Sumerian-Akkadian Dictionary Tablet with Colophon

Unknown, Neo-Babylonian period, 604-539 BC

Map of a Mountainous Region

Unknown, Neo-Babylonian period, 604-539 BC

Plan of a House or Temple

Unknown, Neo-Sumerian period, c. 2250-2000 BC

Figurine of a Naked Woman

Unknown, Isin-Larsa or Old Babylonian period, first half of the second millennium BC

The Master of the Sacrifice, Wall Painting from the Palace of Mari

Unknown, Amorite period, c. 1780 BC

Gilgamesh Standing on the Head of Humbaba

Unknown, Isin-Larsa or Old Babylonian period, first half of the second millennium BC

Tablet with the Prologue of the Code of Hammurabi

Unknown, First Dynasty of Babylon, early eighteenth century BC