Code of Hammurabi Tablet Fragment - Ancient Babylonian Legal Inscription #241578 (License: Personal Use)

This irregularly shaped clay tablet fragment features tightly arranged lines of Akkadian cuneiform script, characteristic of Old Babylonian administrative or legal texts, likely dating to the reign of Hammurabi (c. 1754 BCE) or shortly thereafter. The surface shows signs of age and breakage, yet preserves legible sections of law, prologue, or royal decree. Such fragments were baked for durability and often stored in temple or palace archives.

Used on museum collection pages, academic archaeology sites, or educational resources about ancient Near Eastern history; serves users seeking primary source material on early law, writing systems, or Mesopotamian civilization.