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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.

King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography

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This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 09/09/2004
    ISBN13: 9781405126601, 978-1405126601
    ISBN10: 1405126604

    Number of Pages: 192

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    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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