Van De Mieroop King Hammurabi of Babylon

A Biography
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69534-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Ancient Lives

This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruledBabylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of hisaccomplishments.
* * Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extendedhis kingdom.
* Draws on the King's own writings and on diplomaticcorrespondence that has only recently become available.
* Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies ofhis rule, especially his legal code.
* Demonstrates how Hammurabi's conquests irrevocablychanged the political organization of the Near East, so that he waslong remembered as one of the great kings of the past.
* Written to be accessible to a general audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Van De Mieroop, Marc

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations.
Preface.
Map.
Chronology.
Abbreviations.
1. The Early Years.
2. The Defeat of Elam.
3. The Annexation of Larsa.
4. The Overthrow of Eshnunna.
5. Supremacy in the North.
6. The Sack of Mari.
7. Governing the New State.
8. Hammurabi the Lawgiver.
9. Hammurabi's Character.
10.Hammurabi's Legacy.
11. On Writing's Hammurabi's Biography.
Glossary.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Guide to Further Reading.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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).