King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography by Van de Mieroop, Marc

King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781405126595)

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Format: Hardcover
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King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography by Van de Mieroop, Marc

King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography

$143.95
King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography by Van de Mieroop, Marc

King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography

$143.95
Format: Hardcover
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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.

  • Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom.
  • Draws on the King's own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available.
  • Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code.
  • 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.
  • Written to be accessible to a general audience.


Author: Marc Van de Mieroop
ISBN-10: 1405126590
ISBN-13: 9781405126595
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2004
Pages: 188
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.58h x 6.60w x 0.76d
By Marc Van de Mieroop
By Marc Van de Mieroop
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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).

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