Jackson A Comparison of Ancient Near Eastern Law Collections Prior to the First Millennium BC

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4632-1538-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East

This book highlights and explains consistent differences in both the framing and content of the various pre-first millennium BC law collections of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Hatti. The differences between collections are placed in the broader background of the worldview and political make-up of the societies and individuals that created them, and their historical context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, Samuel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Contents (page 7)
- Preface (page 9)
- Acknowledgements (page 11)
- 1 Introduction (page 13)
- 1.1 Introduction (page 13)
- 1.2 The Historiography of Ancient Near Eastern Law (page 21)
- 1.3 The Comparative Method (page 31)
- 2 Comparisons (page 49)
- 2.1 Sources (page 49)
- 2.1.1 Overview (page 49)
- 2.1.2 Form (page 56)
- 2.1.3 Framing (page 66)
- 2.1.4 Nature, Function and Purpose (page 81)
- 2.2 Role of Judge and King (page 125)
- 2.3 Marriage and Divorce (page 127)
- 2.4 Property and Inheritance (page 130)
- 2.4.1 Real Estate (page 130)
- 2.4.2 Inheritance (page 131)
- 2.4.3 Adoption (page 134)
- 2.5 Contract (page 136)
- 2.5.1 Loans (page 136)
- 2.5.2 Distraint (page 137)
- 2.5.3 Deposit and Safekeeping (page 137)
- 2.5.4 Breach of Contract (page 139)
- 2.6 Crime and Delict (page 139)
- 2.6.1 Theft (page 139)
- 2.6.2 Kidnap (page 165)
- 2.6.3 Sex Laws (page 166)
- 2.6.4 False Accusation (page 186)
- 2.6.5 Sorcery (page 191)
- 2.6.6 Murder (page 192)
- 2.6.7 Personal Injury (page 200)
- 2.6.8 Negligence Causing Loss of or Damage to Property (page 225)
- 2.6.9 Non-Negligent Damage to Property (page 231)
- 2.7 Penalties (page 232)
- 2.7.1 Corporal (page 232)
- 2.7.2 Capital (page 236)
- 2.7.3 Talionic, Vicarious, and Equivalent (page 239)
- 2.7.4 Diachronic Analysis of HL (page 244)
- 3 Conclusion (page 255)
- 3.1 Was there a Common Legal Culture and/or Widespread Borrowing? (page 255)
- 3.2 Systematic Differences and their Explanation (page 259)
- 3.3 Reflections on the Nature, Function and Purpose of the Collections (page 264)
- 3.4 Implications for Further Research (page 265)
- Bibliography (page 269)
- Index of References (page 289)