Home›Open Questions›Where was Hammurabi born, and where did he die?Open QuestionsWhere was Hammurabi born, and where did he die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHistory Atlas. "Where was Hammurabi born, and where did he die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/hammurabi-birthplace-and-death-place.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHistory Atlas. (n.d.). Where was Hammurabi born, and where did he die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/hammurabi-birthplace-and-death-placeCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{historyatlas-where-was-hammurabi-born-and-where-did-h, author = {History Atlas}, title = {Where was Hammurabi born, and where did he die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/hammurabi-birthplace-and-death-place}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo inscription or record from Hammurabi's reign, or from later Babylonian tradition, states where he was born or where he died. Reference works commonly default to Babylon, his dynastic capital, but this is inference from his reign rather than an attested fact.What would resolve this A royal inscription or administrative record naming Hammurabi's birthplace or place of death; none survives from his reign or from the centuries after it.OpenOld Babylonian history and epigraphyWikipediaCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnHammurabi, Historical Figures Well-attested SourcesWikipediatier 2WikipediaHammurabiComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year