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 Ḥammurabi
• 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
• ...