List of Illustrations.
Preface.
Map.
Chronology.
Abbreviations.
1. The Early Years.
2. The Defeat of Elam.
3. The Annexation of Larsa.
4. The Overthrow of Eshnunna.
5. Supremacy in the North.
6. The Sack of Mari.
7. Governing the New State.
8. Hammurabi the Lawgiver.
9. Hammurabi's Character.
10.Hammurabi's Legacy.
11. On Writing's Hammurabi's Biography.
Glossary.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Guide to Further Reading.
Index.
Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of Ancient Near East History at Columbia University, New York. He has written numerous books and articles, including most recently A History of the Ancient Near East, c. 3000–323 BC (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).
“Van De Mieroop evokes vividly Hammurabi’s rise from one King among
many to Lord of a territory stretching from the Gulf into Syria ….
He succeeds in delineating Hammurabi’s remarkable achievements and
providing glimpses of his personality.” Amelie Kuhrt, University
College London
"In an age that featured aggressive militarism and shaky thrones,
Hammurabi of Babylon forged clever alliances and practiced patient
strategies. In these accessible and well-turned pages, Marc Van De
Mieroop explains how Hammurabi created an empire through martial
and administrative talents. But he also details another of
Hammurabi's major achievements: sponsoring a law code that places
him, along with Moses, as one of antiquity's greatest lawgivers. I
recommend this book to one and all." Jack M. Sasson, Vanderbilt
University
"Marc Van De Mieroop brings to history a flair for a
story....Mieroop has delivered a readable history of a time
strangely familiar as we watch modern Iraqis working towards
hopefully, a similarly benign relationship." Insights
"This is an excellent book, also easily accessible for the
uninitiated. It provides authoritative information on a ruler who
was a conqueror, the ancient lawgiver ... One can only look forward
to the future volumes in the series on the lives of great men and
women of ancient times." Scholia Reviews
"Insofar as it is possible to write Hammurabi's story, Van De
Mieroop has done so. Based as it is on a thorough knowledge of both
long-known and recently published evidence, a solid acquaintance
with the most up-to-date scholarship, and a historian's awareness
of the varying reliability of the ancient sources, this book is an
excellent account of a fascinating ruler, and as near to biography
as one is going to get." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and
African Studies
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