Letters of the Neo-Babylonian period are numerous but not much published.R. C. ThompsonpublishedLate Babylonian Letters(London, Luzac & Co., 1906) with translations, &c.Fr. MartingaveLettres néo-babyloniennes(Paris, Champion, 1909), andTrois lettres néo-babyloniennesin theHilprecht Anniversary Volume, 1909. In theProceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, 1911, pp. 157-8,T. G. PinchespublishedTwo late Babylonian Letters.
[1]This, at any rate, is usually stated on the authority of the monkish chroniclers.J. R. GreeninA Short History of the English People(London, Macmillan, 1875), p. 46, records that the Ten Commandments and a portion of the Law of Moses were prefixed to the code drawn up by Alfred and so became part of the law of the land. Whether this ancient tradition will survive modern criticism remains to be seen. The tradition at any rate continues to command widespread credence.
[1]This, at any rate, is usually stated on the authority of the monkish chroniclers.J. R. GreeninA Short History of the English People(London, Macmillan, 1875), p. 46, records that the Ten Commandments and a portion of the Law of Moses were prefixed to the code drawn up by Alfred and so became part of the law of the land. Whether this ancient tradition will survive modern criticism remains to be seen. The tradition at any rate continues to command widespread credence.
[2]It has been pointed out that references to a particular edition would be out of place here, but for elementary students one may refer toAncient Law, its connexion with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas(London, G. Routledge and Sons). The many references given in the bibliography to various ancient legislations will suffice for our comparisons, but articles in theEncyclopaedia Britannicaor theEncyclopaedia of Religion and Ethicsmay be consulted for further study.
[2]It has been pointed out that references to a particular edition would be out of place here, but for elementary students one may refer toAncient Law, its connexion with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas(London, G. Routledge and Sons). The many references given in the bibliography to various ancient legislations will suffice for our comparisons, but articles in theEncyclopaedia Britannicaor theEncyclopaedia of Religion and Ethicsmay be consulted for further study.
[3]So I was informed by the late Professor Maitland, but I have unfortunately lost the reference he gave me.
[3]So I was informed by the late Professor Maitland, but I have unfortunately lost the reference he gave me.
[4]In theBeiträge zur Assyriologie, 1902, p. 86.
[4]In theBeiträge zur Assyriologie, 1902, p. 86.
[5]Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1902.
[5]Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1902.
[6]The Laws of Moses and the Code of Hammurabi(London, A. & C. Black, 1903).
[6]The Laws of Moses and the Code of Hammurabi(London, A. & C. Black, 1903).
[7]See on the racial character of the Sumerians,L. W. King’sSumer and Akkad,passim, and the references there.P. 2, notes 7, 8, 9, seeSurvey of Bibliography, Anticipations, p. 65.
[7]See on the racial character of the Sumerians,L. W. King’sSumer and Akkad,passim, and the references there.
P. 2, notes 7, 8, 9, seeSurvey of Bibliography, Anticipations, p. 65.
[10]But this work may have to be done when the data exist for recognizing the Sumerian Elements, cf. p. 76 and references to Sumerian Law in the Index.
[10]But this work may have to be done when the data exist for recognizing the Sumerian Elements, cf. p. 76 and references to Sumerian Law in the Index.
[11]The Code must have been drawn up later than the conquest of Rîm-Sin, or rather its present redaction must. The date was discussed byKing,SchorrandE. Meyeras well asWinckler, most lately byE. Cuq, seeComptes rendus de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Jan. 1912, p. 5.
[11]The Code must have been drawn up later than the conquest of Rîm-Sin, or rather its present redaction must. The date was discussed byKing,SchorrandE. Meyeras well asWinckler, most lately byE. Cuq, seeComptes rendus de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Jan. 1912, p. 5.
[12]Most recently inAncient Babylonia, byC. H. W. Johns(Cambridge, University Press, 1913) pp. 76-80.
[12]Most recently inAncient Babylonia, byC. H. W. Johns(Cambridge, University Press, 1913) pp. 76-80.
[13]See under these names inIndex and Bibliography.
[13]See under these names inIndex and Bibliography.
[14]See p. 67.
[14]See p. 67.
[15]See p. 74.
[15]See p. 74.
[16]See p. 74.
[16]See p. 74.