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Rare card · History
Code of Hammurabi, a Rare card
The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 450,000
Power 185 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Code of Hammurabi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Code of Hammurabi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ copy of the text is inscribed on a basalt stele 2.25 m tall.
Answer
primary. The primary copy of the text is inscribed on a basalt stele 2.25 m tall. From the Code of Hammurabi article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. ____ BC.
Answer
1750s. The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC. From the Code of Hammurabi article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East.
- It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon.
- The primary copy of the text is inscribed on a basalt stele 2.25 m tall.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Code of Hammurabi article was read about 450,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Code of Hammurabi
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Code of Hammurabi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mbzt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
