Hammurabi's Stele Unveiled
“Babylon, c. 1754 BCE. In the courtyard of the temple of Marduk, scribes uncover a diorite stele as the king looks on. Foreground shows the relief of Shamash handing law to Hammurabi; midground reveals priests pouring libations of barley beer and witnesses pressing clay tablets; ziggurat terraces step up against the white heat of the Mesopotamian sky.”
