Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources

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Charpin, Dominique. "Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources". Writing, Law, and Kingship in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226101590-003

Charpin, D. (2010). Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources. In Writing, Law, and Kingship in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (pp. 1-6). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226101590-003

Charpin, D. 2010. Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources. Writing, Law, and Kingship in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226101590-003

Charpin, Dominique. "Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources" In Writing, Law, and Kingship in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, 1-6. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226101590-003

Charpin D. Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources. In: Writing, Law, and Kingship in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 2010. p.1-6. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226101590-003

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
ABBREVIATIONS ix
Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources 1
CHAPTER 1. Reading and Writing in Mesopotamia: The Business of Specialists? 7
CHAPTER 2. Outline for a Diplomatics of Mesopotamian Documents 25
CHAPTER 3. Old Babylonian Law: Gesture, Speech, and Writing 43
CHAPTER 4. The Transfer of Property Deeds and the Constitution of Family Archives 53
CHAPTER 5. The Status of the Code of Hammurabi 71
CHAPTER 6. The “Restoration” Edicts of the Babylonian Kings and Their Application 83
CHAPTER 7. Hammurabi and International Law 97
CHAPTER 8. Controlling Cross- Border Traffic 115
Conclusion: A Civilization with Two Faces 127
177Notes 133
Index 177

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
ABBREVIATIONS ix
Introduction: The Historian’s Task and Sources 1
CHAPTER 1. Reading and Writing in Mesopotamia: The Business of Specialists? 7
CHAPTER 2. Outline for a Diplomatics of Mesopotamian Documents 25
CHAPTER 3. Old Babylonian Law: Gesture, Speech, and Writing 43
CHAPTER 4. The Transfer of Property Deeds and the Constitution of Family Archives 53
CHAPTER 5. The Status of the Code of Hammurabi 71
CHAPTER 6. The “Restoration” Edicts of the Babylonian Kings and Their Application 83
CHAPTER 7. Hammurabi and International Law 97
CHAPTER 8. Controlling Cross- Border Traffic 115
Conclusion: A Civilization with Two Faces 127
177Notes 133
Index 177

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