Laws of Hammurabi: At the Confluence of Royal and Scribal Traditions

by Pamela Barmash

Among the best-known and most esteemed people known from antiquity is the Babylonian king Hammurabi. His fame and reputation are due to the collection of laws written under his patronage. This book offers an innovative interpretation of the Laws of Hammurabi.

Ancient scribes would demonstrate their legal flair by composing statutes on a set of traditional cases, articulating what they deemed just and fair. The scribe of the Laws of Hammurabi...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197525407
• ISBN13: 9780197525401
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"