Chronological Nations and Tribes
Heroes: Hammurabi
Summary: The Amorites dominated the region with powerful city-states like Babylon, where Hammurabi’s code was established.
Exodus, Moses and Egyptian history
Law Codes: The role of Moses as a lawgiver parallels that of Hammurabi, an earlier Babylonian king known for the Code of Hammurabi.
Amorite
The most notable Amorite ruler was Hammurabi (reigned c.
1792–1750 BCE), known for the Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes.
After the reign of Hammurabi and his successors, the power of the Amorite dynasties began to decline.
Atrahasis
Written down in the mid-17th century BCE, the Atrahasis can be dated by the colophon to the reign of the Babylonian King Hammurabi‘s great-grandson, Ammi-Saduqa (1646-1626 BCE) though the tale itself is considered much older, passed down through oral transmission.