The code consists of 282 laws, with scaled punishments, adjusting "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" It was the first form of written Government. it was intended to set the laws needed for a society.
Answer: The Code of Hammurabi set the tone for how society ought to behave. The laws carved into the stele were intended to influence the morale of the collected people, and its laws were echoed all across ancient Mesopotamia , including Babylon and several other city-states.
