Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. Johns This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Author: C. H. W. Johns Release Date: May 3, 2009 [Ebook 28674] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN LAWS, CONTRACTS AND LETTERS*** Library of Ancient Inscriptions Babylonian And Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters By C. H. W. Johns, M.A. Lecturer in Queens' College, Cambridge, and King's London New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1904 Contents Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 List Of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Sources And Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Laws And Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 I. The Earliest Babylonian Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 II. The Code Of$ammurabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 III. Later Babylonian Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 IV. The Social Organization Of The Ancient Babylonian State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 V. Judges, Law-Courts, And Legal Processes . . . . . 95 VI. Legal Decisions . . . .