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Essay / Hammurabi, The Code of the Pharaohs and the Leaderships - 1796
In Egypt, the Pharaoh was considered the “holy leader” or God of the Egyptian people. We have read and understood that his law has never been questioned, just like Hammurabi's law. Because the people of that time “never reprimanded the pharaoh for simply doing his job, because he gave his best to the nation.” We know he “did” his “job” in promoting peace and prosperity, but what was Pharaoh’s real job? Was the Pharaoh intended to maintain civilized cultures like Hammurabi's, or was he created as a symbol of hope and improvement for the Egyptian people? Or was it