King Hammurabi of Babylon : a biography /
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| Author / Creator: | Van de Mieroop, Marc. |
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| Imprint: | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005. |
| Description: | viii, 171 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Blackwell ancient lives |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5528558 |
| Summary: | 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.<br> <br> Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom.<br> Draws on the King's own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available.<br> Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code.<br> 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.<br> Written to be accessible to a general audience. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 171 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1405126590 1405126604 |
