18th century BC

The 18th century BC was the century that lasted from 1800 BC to 1701 BC.

Events

An inscription of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest known sets of laws


Deaths

1750 BCHammurabi (middle chronology)

1764 BC Yarim Lim 1 The Great King of Yamhad

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • c. 1700 BC—Median date for the building of the Phaistos Disc. Its purpose and meaning, and even its original geographical place of manufacture remains unknown, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology.

Sovereign states

References

  1. M. A., Geography; B. A., Geography. "What Were the Largest Cities Throughout History?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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