The Writings Of Hammurabi (2081 B.C.)

By: Charles F. Horne

Book Overview

The Writings of Hammurabi is a book that presents a collection of legal and administrative texts from ancient Mesopotamia, specifically from the reign of Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BCE. The texts are translated and annotated by Charles F. Horne, a renowned historian and scholar of ancient civilizations. The book includes the famous Code of Hammurabi, a set of laws and punishments that governed the Babylonian society of the time,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425330371
• ISBN13: 9781425330378
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"