Author: C. H. W. Johns
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: The Legal Classics Library, 1987

Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings

This scholarly volume presents a comprehensive collection of ancient Mesopotamian legal and administrative texts. It chronicles the intricate systems of law, commerce, and communication that governed Babylonian and Assyrian societies. The work illustrates the daily lives and societal structures of these powerful civilizations through meticulously translated contracts, letters, and legal codes. Readers gain profound insight into the historical development of jurisprudence and social order in the ancient Near East. This essential resource offers an unparalleled window into the foundational principles of early human governance and economic exchange.