Hammurabi, the king of Babylon, is responsible for the creation of the most influential and extensive law code in the ancient world. Dictating 282 laws inscribed in stone, Hammurabi’s code represents the divine will of the god of justice, Shamash. These divinely inspired laws greatly improved the lives of the citizens of Babylon as they provided them with rules that defined conduct and regulations to settle disputes amongst themselves. In this situation, the impact of religion on culture is evident. As it is explained in Nye’s lecture, religion/or divine power is sometimes used to justify…