The Judgements of justice
that Hammurabi the able king has established ….
In order that the strong not oppress the weak,
that justice be given the orphan and the widow,
I have inscribed my precious words on my stela …
Hammurabi of Babylon, King of Babylon (1792-1750 BC). His black basalt stela, anciently captured by the Elamites, is currently in the Louvre.
