Although, people knew Hammurabi for his law of codes and wanted fairness, Hammurabi’s code symbolized a huge advancement in legal system because they classified and standardized laws and punishments, which looked like the rulers and judges could not get away from it (Craig et al, p. 11). By this, no matter the rank of one’s social class or title, if one did a crime, she or he would have gotten punished for it. For instance, if a ruler raped a woman and she told the judge, the ruler would be put to death, even though his social class is above the women’s class. Sometimes the code showed no mercy. The punishments were not small but many led to injuries or death.
One saw this when 197th law of the code of Hammurabi stated, “If one break a man’s