Mesopotamian And Judaism Similarities

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The Mesopotamian and Judaism laws are similar and different in many ways. Foremost, they are similar in terms of punishment and social structure. For example, both the laws include punishments of death. This is evident in the quotes, “2. If a man commits a robbery, he will be killed” (Code of Ur-Nammu; Law 2) and “5 That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death…” (Old Testament Laws; Law 5). Additionally, the punishments are also reciprocated towards the criminal. One famous example from both law codes is the phrase, “an eye for an eye.” Along with that, the two sets of laws are also similar because they both favor men over women. For instance, a man is allowed to divorce his wife, whereas a woman is not allowed to divorce

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