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Hammurabi of Babylon by Dominique Charpin; is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Hammurabi of Babylon about?

Cover 1 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Illustrations 7 Time Chart 13 Glossary 15 Preface 34 Abbreviations 36 Maps 38 Part One – The Conqueror 42 One From the Accession of Hammurabi to the Death of Samsi-Addu (1792–1775) 64 Two From the Death of Samsi-Addu to the Victory over Elam (1775–1764) 76 Three The Great Conquests (1764–1759) 96 Four The End of the Reign (1758–1750) 110 Part Two – Politics 114 Five The King and the Gods 116 Six The Government of the Kingdom 132 Seven War and Peace as Means of Conquest 154 Part Three – The Administrator 184 Eight Hammurabi, the Legislator, and the Judge 186 Nine Hammurabi and his Subjects: Observations on Babylonian Society 202 Ten The Palace Economy 224 Conclusion 240 Notes 244 Bibliography 254

Author

Dominique Charpin;

Published

2012

Language

EN