Basalt Stele engraved with the Text of Khammurabi's Code of Laws The scene represents the King receiving the Laws from Shamash, the Sun-god From the book ' Myths and legends of Babylonia & Assyria ' by Lewis Spence, Published London : Harrap 1916

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Size: 2318px × 3666px
Location: Egypt
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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