Question

• If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off

his hand.
• If a seignior has destroyed the eye of a member
of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye.
• If he has broken another seignior’s bone, they
shall break his bone.
Which document contains these statements?
(1) Ten Commandments
(2) Code of Hammurabi
(3) Edicts of Asoka
(4) Twelve Tables

Answer 1

It is the "(2) Code of Hammurabi" that contains these statements. This code was one of the very first codes of laws that was documented in human history.