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The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East. Each of the book's chapters represents a review of the law of a particular period and region, e.g. the Egyptian Old Kingdom, by a specialist in that area. Within each chapter, the material is organized under standardized legal categories (e.g. constitutional law, family law) that make for easy cross-referencing. The chapters are arranged chronologically by millennium and within each millennium by the three major politico-cultural spheres of the region: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia and the Levant. An introduction by the editor discusses the general character of Ancient Near Eastern Law.

Law --- Law, Ancient --- History --- Law, Ancient. --- History. --- Ancient law --- Antiek recht --- Droit ancien --- Droit de l'antiquité --- Law [Ancient ] --- Recht [Antiek ] --- Recht uit de Oudheid --- Recht van de Oudheid --- -Law, Ancient --- 34 <5-011> --- 34 <5-011> Rechtswetenschappen.--Nabije-Oosten. Midden-Oosten --- Rechtswetenschappen.--Nabije-Oosten. Midden-Oosten --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- Droit --- Histoire --- Middle East --- Law - Middle East - History