Sumerian Government In The Middle Kingdom
For most of its long history, Egyptian government was led by the Pharaoh, a semi-divine king. Powerful dynasties ensured the continuance of prosperity, interrupted only during brief periods of civil conflict and the beginning of outside invasions at the end of the Middle Kingdom. Mesopotamia, however, began as a series of city-states, self governing and competing for power.
Hammurabi’s code established rules for procedure for courts of law and regulated property rights and duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crime; "An eye for an eye, a tooth for tooth". Sumerian political structures stressed tightly organized city-states, ruled by a king who claimed divine authority. The Sumerian state had carefully defined
Hammurabi’s code established rules for procedure for courts of law and regulated property rights and duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crime; "An eye for an eye, a tooth for tooth". Sumerian political structures stressed tightly organized city-states, ruled by a king who claimed divine authority. The Sumerian state had carefully defined