The laws of Hammurabi: at the confluence of royal and scribal traditions

"The Laws of Hammurabi is one of the earliest law codes, dating from the 18th century BCE Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). It is the culmination of a tradition in which scribes would demonstrate their legal flair by composing statutes on a repertoire of traditional cases, articulating what they deem...

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Main Author: Barmash, Pamela 1966- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Barmash, Pamela, 1966-, The laws of Hammurabi : At the Confluence of Royal and Scribal Traditions] (2022) (Johnson, Dylan R., 1988 -)
[Rezension von: Barmash, Pamela, 1966-, The laws of Hammurabi : At the Confluence of Royal and Scribal Traditions] (2022) (Dewar, Ben)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Codex Hammurabi
Further subjects:B Law, Assyro-Babylonian Sources
B Code of Hammurabi Influence
B Scribes (Iraq) (Babylonia) History To 1500
B Babylonia Politics and government
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