The Oldest Code Of Laws In The World: The Code Of Laws Promulgated By Hammurabi, King Of Babylon, B.C. 2285-2242 (1903) - Couverture rigide

Hammurabi, King Of Babylonia

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ISBN 10 : 1169111734 ISBN 13 : 9781169111738

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World is a historical book that delves into the Code of Laws promulgated by Hammurabi, the King of Babylon, between 2285-2242 BC. This book is a translation of the original text of the code, which is considered to be the oldest set of laws in the world. The code consists of 282 laws that cover various aspects of life in Babylon, including trade, property, family, and criminal law. The book provides a detailed analysis of the code and its significance in the ancient world. It also provides insights into the social, economic, and political conditions of Babylon during Hammurabi's reign. The author, Hammurabi, was a prominent ruler in ancient Mesopotamia, and his code of laws is considered to be a significant milestone in the development of legal systems worldwide. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in ancient history, law, or the evolution of legal systems.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“The discovery and decipherment of this Code is the greatest event in Biblical Archæology for many a day. A translation of the Code, done by Mr. Johns of Queens’ College, Cambridge, the highest living authority on this department of study, has just been published by Messrs. T. & T. Clark in a cheap and attractive booklet. Winckler says it is the most important Babylonian record which has thus far been brought to light.”

-The Expository Times

The Code of Hammurabi is one of the most important monuments in the history of the human race. Containing as it does the laws which were enacted by a king of Babylonia in the third millennium B.C., whose rule extended over the whole of Mesopotamia from the mouths of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates to the Mediterranean coast, we must regard it with interest. But when we reflect that the ancient Hebrew tradition ascribed the migration of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees to this very period, and clearly means to represent their tribe father as triumphing over this very same Hammurabi (Amraphel, Gen. xiv. 1), we can hardly doubt that these very laws were part of that tradition. At any rate, they must have served to mould and fix the ideas of right throughout that great empire, and so form the state of society in Canaan when, five hundred years later, the Hebrews began to dominate that region.

Such was the effect produced on the minds of succeeding generations by this superb codification of the judicial decisions of past ages, which had come to be regarded as ‘the right,’ that two thousand years and more later it was made a text-book for study in the schools of Babylonia, being divided for that purpose into some twelve chapters, and entitled, after the Semitic custom, Nînu ilu sirum, from its opening words. In Assyria also, in the seventh century b.c., it was studied in a different edition, apparently under the name of ‘The Judgments of Righteousness which Hammurabi, the great king, set up.’ These facts point to it as certain to affect Jewish views before and after the Exile, in a way that we may expect to find as fundamental as the Babylonian influence in cosmology or religion.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World - The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon - B.C. 2285-2242 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Hammurabi is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Hammurabi then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1169111734
• ISBN 13: 9781169111738
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 106
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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