A comparison of ancient Near Eastern law collections prior to the first millennium BC

The historiography of ancient Near Eastern law -- The comparative method -- Sources -- Overview -- Form -- Framing -- Nature, funciton and purpose -- Role of judge and king -- Marriage and divorce -- Property and inheritance -- Real Estate -- Inheritance -- Adoption -- Contract -- Loans -- Distraint...

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1. Verfasser: Jackson, Samuel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:Gorgias studies in the Ancient Near East 4
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Zusammenfassung:The historiography of ancient Near Eastern law -- The comparative method -- Sources -- Overview -- Form -- Framing -- Nature, funciton and purpose -- Role of judge and king -- Marriage and divorce -- Property and inheritance -- Real Estate -- Inheritance -- Adoption -- Contract -- Loans -- Distraint -- Deposit and safekeeping -- Breach of contract -- Crime and delict -- Theft -- Kidnap -- Sex laws -- False accusation -- Sorcery -- Murder -- Personal injury -- Negligence causing loss of or damage to property -- Penalties -- Corporal -- Capital -- Talionic, vicarious and equivalent -- Diachronic analysis of HL -- Was there a common legal culture and/or widespread borrowing? -- Systematic differences and their explanation -- Reflections on the nature, function, and purpose of the collections -- Implications for further research.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-276) and index
Beschreibung:xi, 283 Seiten
23cm
ISBN:9781593332211
978-1-59333-221-1