# Code of Hammurabi Shamash Relief — Biblical Media (IMAGE)

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> Modality: IMAGE | Category: archaeology | Date: c. 1750 BC

## Description

Black diorite stela summit relief depicting King Hammurabi receiving laws and royal scepter from sun-god Shamash.

## Attribution & Provenance

- **Creator**: Curators & Archaeologists of Louvre Museum
- **Institution / Custodian**: Louvre Museum / Wikimedia Commons
- **License**: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)