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This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments. * Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom. * Draws on the King's own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available. * Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code. * Demonstrates how Hammurabi's conquests irrevocably changed the political organization of the Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past. * Written to be accessible to a general audience.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: King Hammurabi of Babylon
• Subtitle: A Biography
• Author: Marc Van De Mieroop
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184
• EAN: 9781405126601
• ISBN: 1405126604
• ID: 04954773
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 254 g
• Dimensions: 212 × 139 × 11 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. September 2004

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