The Oldest Code of Laws in the World - The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon - B.C. 2285-2242

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World, by Hammurabi, King of Babylon
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Title: The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242
Author: Hammurabi, King of Babylon
Release Date: November 25, 2005 Language: English
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Transcribed from the 1903 T. & T. Clark edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk
THE OLDEST CODE OF LAWS IN THE WORLD
THE CODE OF LAWS PROMULGATED BY HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON B.C. 2285-2242 TRANSLATED
BY
C. H. W. JOHNS, M.A. LECTURER IN ASSYRIOLOGY, QUEENS’ COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE AUTHOR OF “ASSYRIAN DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS” “AN ASSYRIAN DOOMSDAY BOOK” EDINBURGH T. & T. CLARK, 38 GEORGE STREET 1903 PRINTED BY MORRISON AND GIBB LIMITED FOR T. & T. CLARK, EDINBURGH
LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT , AND CO . LIMITED NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER’ S SONS FIRST IMPRESSION
. . . February 1903. . . . March 1903.
SECOND IMPRESSION THIRD IMPRESSION
. . . May 1903. . . . June 1903 ...