The Oldest Code of Laws in the World by King of Babylonia Hammurabi

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World

Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) — 2024-09-19T00:51:46Z

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LoC No.: 03017247

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

Credits: Transcribed from the 1903 T. & T. Clark edition by David Price

Author: Hammurabi, King of Babylonia, 1811? BCE-1751? BCE

Translator: Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter), 1857-1920

EBook No.: 17150

Published: Nov 25, 2005

Downloads: 655

Language: English

Subject: Law -- Iraq -- Babylonia -- Sources

LoCC: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.