A comparison of ancient Near Eastern law collections prior to the first millennium BC - Jackson, Samuel (Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press, 2013)
The historiography of ancient Near Eastern law -- The comparative method -- Sources -- Overview -- Form -- Framing -- Nature, funciton and purpose -- Role of judge and king -- Marriage and divorce -- Property and inheritance -- Real Estate -- Inheritance -- Adoption -- Contract -- Loans -- Distraint -- Deposit and safekeeping -- Breach of contract -- Crime and delict -- Theft -- Kidnap -- Sex laws -- False accusation -- Sorcery -- Murder -- Personal injury -- Negligence causing loss of or damage to property -- Penalties -- Corporal -- Capital -- Talionic, vicarious and equivalent -- Diachronic analysis of HL -- Was there a common legal culture and/or widespread borrowing? -- Systematic differences and their explanation -- Reflections on the nature, function, and purpose of the collections -- Implications for further research.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-276) and index
Keywords: Law -- Middle East; Law, Ancient; Law -- Middle East -- History; Law -- Middle East -- History