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

This work sets out to compare the pre-first millennium BC law collections of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Hatti. By highlighting and explaining consistent differences in both framing and content it questions the notion of a uniform ancient Near Eastern legal culture.

About the author

Samuel Jackson is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney and a History Teacher at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Jackson
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2008
• EAN: 9781593332211
• ISBN: 978-1-59333-221-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 634 g
• Series: Gorgias Dissertations; Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries