XIR286955 Code of Hammurabi, top of the stele, the god Shamash dictating his laws to Hammurabi, King of Babylon, found at Susa, c.1750 BC (basalt) (see also 286949, 286950) (b/w photo) by Mesopotamian; height: 225 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: god of justice; 1st Babylonian dynasty (1792-50 BC); Amarite; Amorrite; Amorite;); out of copyright.