The Oldest Code of Laws in the World. The Code of Laws Promulgated.

Johns, C.H.W., Trans.; Hammurabi, King of Babylon

Publication Date: 2000

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Johns, C.H.W., Translator. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World: The Code of Laws Promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon, B.C. 2285-2242. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1926. xii, 88 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770619; ISBN-10: 1584770619. Hardcover. New. $27.95 * The text, in English, of the Code of Hammurabi, which is the earliest code of laws. Probably issued about 1750 B.C., it includes 282 sections in an ordered arrangement. The index, created by the translator, may be viewed as a digest of the Code itself. Seller Inventory # 28751

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Publication Date: 2000

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