King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography

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John Wiley & Sons, 30/04/2008 - 192 páginas
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.
 

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Índice

A Biography 1 The Early Years
1
A Biography 2 The Defeat of Elam
15
A Biography 3 The Annexation of Larsa
31
A Biography 4 The Overthrow of Eshnunna
40
A Biography 5 Supremacy in the North
54
A Biography 6 The Sack of Mari
64
A Biography 7 Governing the New State
79
A Biography 8 Hammurabi the Lawgiver
99
A Biography 10 Hammurabis Legacy
122
A Biography 11 On Writing Hammurabis Biography
135
A Biography Glossary
146
A Biography Notes
153
A Biography Bibliography
160
A Biography Guide to Further Reading
164
A Biography Index
166
Direitos de autor

A Biography 9 Hammurabis Character
112

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King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography
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King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography
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Pré-visualização indisponível - 2004
King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography
Marc Van De Mieroop
Pré-visualização indisponível - 2004

Palavras e frases frequentes

Adad Akkadian ally Amorite Amurru ancient ARM XXVI/2 ARM XXVII army Atamrum attack Babylonian centuries conquered conquest defeat diplomatic diviner Durand dynasty east Ekallatum Elam’s Elamite enemy Euphrates example excavated father fields gods grain Hammurabi’s code Hammurabi’s reign Ibal-pi-El inscription Ishme-Dagan kilometers King Hammurabi king of Babylon king of Eshnunna king of Mari king’s land Larsa law code letter lines Lord Lord’s Malgium Mankisum Marduk Mari’s messengers military northern Mesopotamia official palace political region report to Zimri-Lim Rim-Sin Rim-Sin of Larsa Roth ruled ruler of Elam ruler of Eshnunna Samsuiluna sent servant Shamash Shamash-hazir Shamshi-Adad shekels Shubat-Enlil Shutruk-Nahhunte siege Silli-Sin Sin-iddinam Sin-muballit Sippar soldiers stela Subartu sukkal of Elam Sumerian Susa Syria tablet temple territory throne Tigris river tion took treaty tribesmen troops Upper Mesopotamia wanted wrote Yamkhad Yamutbal Yaqqim-Addu year-names Zagros mountains Zimri Zimri-Lim

Acerca do autor (2008)

Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of Ancient Near East History at Columbia University, New York. He has written numerous books and articles, including most recently A History of the Ancient Near East, c. 3000–323 BC (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).

Informação bibliográfica

TítuloKing Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography
Blackwell Ancient Lives
AutorMarc Van De Mieroop
EditoraJohn Wiley & Sons, 2008
ISBN047069534X, 9780470695340
Número de páginas192 páginas
  
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