It is the oldest law-book in the world, and is known as the Code of Hammurabi.

这是世界上最古老的法典，即《汉谟拉比法典》。

The Code of Hammurabi said what the Sumerians should not do. It also said how they would be punished if they violated any laws.

《汉谟拉比法典》规定苏美尔人不该做的事，它还规定如果他们违反法律该受到何种惩罚。

The following are some laws from the Code of Hammurabi. Subjects of the Babylonian Empire could find a law to govern just about everything they did.

下面是《汉谟拉比法典》中的一些条律。几乎汉谟拉比的国民所做的任何事可以在法典中找到法律依据。