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King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2660-1
Paperback
184 pages
October 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • The first biography in English of the famous Babylonian lawgiver, King Hammurabi (fl. 1792 to 1750 BC).

  • Presents a well-rounded view of Hammurabi’s accomplishments.

  • Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom.

  • Draws on the King’s own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available.

  • Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code.

  • Demonstrates how Hammurabi’s conquests irrevocably changed the political organization of the Middle East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past.

  • Written to be accessible to a general audience.
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