
Published online:
19 December 2013
Published in print:
26 December 2013
Online ISBN:
9780199375233
Print ISBN:
9780195377996
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The empire of Hammurabi of Babylon The empire of Hammurabi of Babylon
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Daily life Daily life
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The end of Hammurabi’s empire The end of Hammurabi’s empire
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7 (page 74)p. 74The Old Babylonian period, 2004–1595 bce
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Published:December 2013
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Podany, Amanda H., 'The Old Babylonian period, 2004–1595 bce', The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction, Very Short Introductions (New York , 2013; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 Dec. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780195377996.003.0007, accessed 16 May 2025.
Abstract
‘The Old Babylonian period, 2004–1595 bce’ looks at a kingdom that dominated a large area of land in what is now Iraq and part of Syria, the kingdom of Hammurabi of Babylon. Hammurabi of Babylon features frequently in the history books of the ancient Near East. He became well-known despite starting off as one of a number of now largely unknown kings, as he went on to conquer a large body of land. The former kingdoms of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari, along with their vassal kingdoms, were all subsumed into the kingdom of Babylon. It took Hammurabi thirty-five years to complete his empire.
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Very Short Introductions
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