Which Babylonian king is best known for a law code inscribed on a stele about 1750 BCE?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Hammurabi
- Step 1: The Code of Hammurabi is a famous Babylonian law collection from the eighteenth century BCE. Answer: Hammurabi. Why not the others: Nebuchadnezzar II ruled much later, Sargon of Akkad earlier, and Ashurbanipal was an Assyrian king known for his library, not a law code.
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