 King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography
ISBN: 978-1-4051-2659-5
Hardcover
184 pages
October 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his 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 Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past.
* Written to be accessible to a general audience.
* 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 Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past.
* Written to be accessible to a general audience.
