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What is the name of the set of ancient Babylonian laws, one of the earliest and most complete legal codes?

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Code of Hammurabi

The code consists of 282 laws, famously including the principle of 'an eye for an eye.' It was carved onto a massive diorite stele that is now housed in the Louvre.

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