Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108) and index.
Contents
Hammurabi, king of justice? -- Mesopotamia : "the cradle of civilization" -- The land of Sumer and Akkad -- Hammurabi : sixth in a dynasty of invaders -- The expansion of Babylon : the conquest of Larsa and Eshnunna -- The expansion of Babylon : the fall of Eshnunna and Mari -- The laws of Hammurabi -- The Babylonian Empire and Hammurabi's legacy.