1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973429503321

Titolo

A history of ancient Near Eastern law / / edited by Raymond Westbrook ; editorial board, Gary Beckman ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill, 2003

ISBN

1-280-46735-5

9786610467358

1-4175-0222-3

90-474-0209-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1229 p.)

Collana

Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, The Near and Middle East, , 0169-9423 ; ; v. 72 = Handbuch der Orientalistik

Altri autori (Persone)

WestbrookRaymond

BeckmanGary M

Disciplina

340.5/394

Soggetti

Law - Middle East - History

Law, Ancient

Dret antic

Llibres electrònics

Orient Mitjà

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / RAYMOND WESTBROOK -- INTRODUCTION: THE CHARACTER OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LAW / Raymond Westbrook -- EGYPT: OLD KINGDOM AND FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD / Richard Jasnow -- MESOPOTAMIA: EARLY DYNASTIC AND SARGONIC PERIODS / Claus Wilcke -- MESOPOTAMIA: NEO-SUMERIAN PERIOD (UR III) / Bertrand Lafont and Raymond Westbrook -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: EBLA / Amalia Catagnoti -- INTERNATIONAL LAW: INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM / Jerrold Cooper -- EGYPT: MIDDLE KINGDOM AND SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD / Richard Jasnow -- EGYPT: NEW KINGDOM / Richard Jasnow -- MESOPOTAMIA: OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD / Raymond Westbrook -- MESOPOTAMIA: OLD ASSYRIAN PERIOD / Klaas R. Veenhof -- MESOPOTAMIA: MIDDLE BABYLONIAN PERIOD / Kathryn Slanski -- MESOPOTAMIA: MIDDLE ASSYRIAN PERIOD / Sophie Lafont --



MESOPOTAMIA: NUZI / Carlo Zaccagnini -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: THE HITTITE KINGDOM / Richard Haase -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: EMAR AND VICINITY / Raymond Westbrook -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: ALALAKH / Ignacio Márquez Rowe -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: UGARIT / Ignacio Márquez Rowe -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: CANAAN / Ignacio Márquez Rowe -- INTERNATIONAL LAW: INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM: MIDDLE BRONZE AGE / Jesper Eidem -- INTERNATIONAL LAW: INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM: LATE BRONZE AGE / Gary Beckman -- Preliminary material / RAYMOND WESTBROOK -- EGYPT: THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD / Richard Jasnow -- EGYPT: DEMOTIC LAW / Joseph G. Manning -- EGYPT: ELEPHANTINE / Bezalel Porten -- MESOPOTAMIA: NEO-ASSYRIAN PERIOD / Karen Radner -- MESOPOTAMIA: NEO-BABYLONIAN PERIOD / Joachim Oelsner , Bruce Wells and Cornelia Wunsch -- ANATOLIA AND THE LEVANT: ISRAEL / Tikva Frymer-Kenski -- INTERNATIONAL LAW: INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE FIRST MILLENNIUM / Simo Parpola -- INDICES / RAYMOND WESTBROOK -- INDEX OF ANCIENT TERMS / RAYMOND WESTBROOK -- INDEX OF TEXTS CITED / RAYMOND WESTBROOK.

Sommario/riassunto

The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East. Each of the book's chapters represents a review of the law of a particular period and region, e.g. the Egyptian Old Kingdom, by a specialist in that area. Within each chapter, the material is organized under standardized legal categories (e.g. constitutional law, family law) that make for easy cross-referencing. The chapters are arranged chronologically by millennium and within each millennium by the three major politico-cultural spheres of the region: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia and the Levant. An introduction by the editor discusses the general character of Ancient Near Eastern Law.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165061703321

Autore

Irving Washington

Titolo

Little Britain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland : , : Floating Press, The, , 2008

©2017

ISBN

1-77667-559-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (19 pages)

Disciplina

810

Soggetti

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)

Electronic books

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title -- Little Britain.

Sommario/riassunto

In this essay from his renowned collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Washington Irving brings the Little Britain section of London to life for readers. Whether you've visited and remember the area fondly or you're looking for a glimpse into London life in the nineteenth century, this vibrant travelogue is well worth a read.