In general terms, what is hammurabi's code

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IT IS A LEGAL CODE WRITTEN IN STONE THAT DATES FROM BABYLONIAN TIMES AND DESCRIBES VARYING HUMAN BEHAVIOR FROM MURDER TO THEFT WITH ACCOMPANYING PUNISHMENTS. THE MOST WELL KNOWN IS THE "EYE FOR AN EYE" CODE.  MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CODES PRESCRIBED FINES THAT ENABLED THE WEALTHY TO PAY A FINE WHILE A MORE SEVERE PUNISHMENT, SUCH AS LOSS OF A LIMB OR EVEN DEATH , WAS METED OUT TO THE POOR WHO WERE UNBLE TO PAY THE FINE.