A history of ancient Near Eastern law /

A history of ancient Near Eastern law /

The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East. Each of the book's chapters represents a review of the law of a particular period and region, e.g. the...

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Other Authors: Westbrook, Raymond., Beckman, Gary M.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East 72.
Handbook of Oriental Studies: Ancient Near East Online, ISBN: 9789004307988.

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Law > Middle East > History.
Law, Ancient.
Law.
Middle East.
History.

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Call Number: N320.6 W521

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Summary:The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East. Each of the book's chapters represents a review of the law of a particular period and region, e.g. the Egyptian Old Kingdom, by a specialist in that area. Within each chapter, the material is organized under standardized legal categories (e.g. constitutional law, family law) that make for easy cross-referencing. The chapters are arranged chronologically by millennium and within each millennium by the three major politico-cultural spheres of the region: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia and the Levant. An introduction by the editor discusses the general character of Ancient Near Eastern Law.
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 volumes (xvi, [2] leaves, 1,209 pages))
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789047402091
ISSN:0169-9423 ;
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