> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 3 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Hammurabi's Code preserved hierarchy through deific justice]] Hammurabi was ordained by the gods to be king and to have control. He was given the right to enforce the [[social hierarchy]] that the gods had laid out. Any punishment was not the decision of Hammurabi but his just following of the [[natural law]] set out by the gods. The [[justice]] of [[Hammurabi's code]] is preserved through it's transactional nature. The reasoning is simple and laid out. This may have been why is was an effective measure of [[social control]]. Part of:: [[What enables large scale social order]] Enables:: [[What maintains our social order]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[Hammurabi's code]], [[social order]], [[social hierarchy]], [[justice]] #### References ![[Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari#citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^297681738]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^297681735]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^297681737]]