book chapter
Hammurabi and the end of his dynasty
cambridge ancient history • Cambridge • Published In 1965 • Pages: 176-227
By: Gadd, C. J. (Cyril John).
Abstract
The author discusses Babylonian culture and history around the time of Hammurabi, focusing on foreign affairs and military campaigns. Legal codes, contracts, and court cases are also discussed. The document concludes with a brief discussion of the empire’s decline under Hammurabi’s successors, up to the beginning of the Kassite Dynasty.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2018
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 1792 BC–1595 BC
- Coverage Place
- southern Iraq
- Notes
- [C. J. Gadd]
- LCSH
- Babylonia