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Title: Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

Author: C. H. W. Johns

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Language: English

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Library of Ancient Inscriptions

Babylonian And Assyrian

Laws, Contracts and Letters

By

C. H. W. Johns, M.A.

Lecturer in Queens' College, Cambridge, and

King's College, London

New York

Charles Scribner's Sons

1904

CONTENTS

Dedication
Preface
List Of Abbreviations
Sources And Bibliography
Laws And Contracts
I. The Earliest Babylonian Laws
II. The Code Of Hammurabi
III. Later Babylonian Law
IV. The Social Organization Of The Ancient Babylonian State
V. Judges, Law-Courts, And Legal Processes
VI. Legal Decisions
VII. Public Rights
VIII. Criminal Law
IX. The Family Organization
X. Courtship And Marriage
XI. Divorce And Desertion
XII. Rights Of Widows
XIII. Obligations And Rights Of Children
XIV. The Education And Early Life Of Children
XV. Adoption
XVI. Rights Of Inheritance
XVII. Slavery
XVIII. Land Tenure In Babylonia
XIX. The Army, _Corvee_, And Other Claims For Personal Service
XX. The Functions And Organization Of The Temple
XXI. Donations And Bequests
XXII. Sales
XXIII. Loans And Deposits
XXIV. Pledges And Guarantees
XXV. Wages Of Hired Laborers
XXVI. Lease Of Property
XXVII. The Laws Of Trade
XXVIII. Partnership And Power Of Attorney
XXIX. Accounts And Business Documents
Babylonian And Assyrian Letters
I. Letters And Letter-Writing Among The Babylonians And Assyrians
II. The Letters Of Hammurabi
III. The Letters Of Samsu-Iluna And His Immediate Successors