Choice Artifact Writing The Law Stone Stele of Hammurabi consisted of 282 laws, in which the punishments would differ depending on the person's social class. The 282 laws are engraved throughout the artifact in the Akkadin language; Hammurabi’s Code is made of black stone stele, and is in the shape of a large finger. At the top of the artifact there are 2 figures, the Babylon sun god Shamash, and Hammurabi himself. The sun god Shamash can be shown handing Hammurabi authority to be the ruler of the Babylonian empire. Social Class determined the damage The Law Stone Stele of Hammurabi displays the social values of Babylon because the government had to be fair. Hammurabi’s code consisted of 282 laws that helped regulate society. Some of these