Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and LettersC. H. W. Johns
Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters
C. H. W. Johns
History
Book language: English
639 pages
This history is a sourcebook of translated Babylonian and Assyrian legal documents, letters, and contracts, introduced by C. H. W. Johns. It surveys the Code of Hammurabi and later law, courts, family life, property, slavery, and temple administration. It offers a direct view of law and everyday affairs in ancient Mesopotamia.
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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 College, London New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1904
Contents Dedication Preface List Of Abbreviations Sources And Bibliography Laws And Contracts I. The Earliest Babylonian Laws II. The Code Of Ḥammurabi III. Later Babylonian Law IV. The Social Organization Of The Ancient Babylonian State V. Judges, Law-Courts, And Legal Processes VI. Legal Decisions VII. Public Rights VIII. Criminal Law IX. The Family Organization X. Courtship And Marriage XI. Divorce And Desertion XII. Rights Of Widows XIII. Obligations And Rights Of Children XIV. The Education And Early Life Of Children XV. Adoption XVI. Rights Of Inheritance XVII. Slavery XVIII. Land Tenure In Babylonia XIX. The Army, Corvée, And Other Claims For Personal Service XX. The Functions And Organization Of The Temple XXI. Donations And Bequests XXII. Sales XXIII. Loans And Deposits XXIV. Pledges And Guarantees
XXV. Wages Of Hired Laborers XXVI. Lease Of Property XXVII. The Laws Of Trade XXVIII. Partnership And Power Of Attorney XXIX. Accounts And Business Documents Babylonian And Assyrian Letters I. Letters And Letter-Writing Among The Babylonians And Assyrians II. The Letters Of Ḥammurabi III. The Letters Of Samsu-Iluna And His Immediate Successors IV. Private Letters Of The First Dynasty Of Babylon V. Sennacherib's Letters To His Father, Sargon VI. Letters From The Last Year Of Shamash-ShumUkîn VII. Letters Regarding Affairs In Southern Babylonia Letters About Elam And Southern Babylonia IX. Miscellaneous Assyrian Letters X. Letters Of The Second Babylonian Empire Appendix I. The Prologue And Epilogue To The Code Of Ḥammurabi II. Chronology III. Weights And Measures IV. Bibliography Of The Later Periods Index Footnotes
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