The Oldest Code of Laws in the World [1926]: The Code of Laws Promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242

by Claude Hermann Walter Johns

Overview

Thought to be the earliest code of laws until the translation of the fragmentary Babylonian Code of Ur-Nammu in 1952, the Code of Hammurabi, King of the First Dynasty of Babylon, is the longest, best-organized and best-preserved legal text from the Ancient Near East. Probably issued about 1750 BCE, it has 282 sections. Johns's unabridged translation of the Code includes a useful index that functions as a topical digest of its contents.

xii, 88 pp.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781584770619
Publisher:	The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Publication date:	03/03/2023
Edition description:	FACSIMILE
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)