Hammurabi was the sixth king of ancient Babylon and also its greatest. This book shows that Hammurabi, while certainly one of the most able rulers in the whole of prehistory, was also responsible for pivotal developments in the history of civilization.
Dominique Charpin is Professor of Mesopotamian Civilization at the Collège de France, France. An internationally recognized authority on the Ancient Near East, his publications include Reading and Writing in Babylon (2010), and two books written and published in French: La vie méconnue des temples mésopotamiens (2017) and 'Tu es de mon sang!': Les alliances dans le Proche-Orient ancien (2019).
'A thorough introduction to the life and times of one of the most prominent rulers in the history of ancient Mesopotamia, presented by one of the masters of Old Babylonian studies. In addition to detailing Hammurabi's military and political achievements, Dominique Charpin lucidly sketches the society and economy over which he ruled and of course discusses his famous "Law Code." Numerous translated excerpts from the original documents afford the reader a vivid picture of life in Babylonia.' Gary Beckman, Professor of Hittite and Mesopotamian Studies, University of Michigan. 'A first-rate study of this important Babylonian ruler by one of the world's leading Assyriologists.'- Andrew R George, FBA, Professor of Babylonian, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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