The Code of Hammurabi - Softcover

Hammurabi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434404986 ISBN 13: 9781434404985

Publisher: Wildside Press, 2009

Synopsis

"The Code of Hammurabi" is a well-preserved ancient law code, created circa 1760 BC in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. The stele containing the Code of Hammurabi was discovered in 1901 by the Egyptologist Gustav Jéquier, a member of the expedition headed by Jacques de Morgan. The stele was discovered in what is now Khuzestan, Iran (ancient Susa, Elam), where it had been taken as plunder by the Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte in the 12th century BC. It is currently on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

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About the Author

Leonard William King, (1869 – 1919) was an English archaeologist and Assyriologist. He collected stone inscriptions widely in the Near East, taught Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at King's College for a number of years, and published a large number of works on these subjects. He is also known for his translations of ancient works such as the Code of Hammurabi. He became the Assistant to the Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1434404986
• ISBN 13: 9781434404985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48