- Assyrian law
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Assyrian law was very similar to Sumerian and Babylonian law,[1] however, notably more brutal than its predecessors.[1] The first copy of the code to come to light, dated to the reign of Tiglath-Pileser I, was discovered in the course of excavations by the German Oriental Society (1903–1914).[citation needed] Three Assyrian law collections have been found to date.[1] Punishments such as the cropping of ears and noses was common, as it was in the Code of Hammurabi, which was composed several centuries earlier.[2] Murder was punished by the family being allowed to decide the death penalty for the murderer.[3]
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See also
- List of ancient legal codes
Further reading
- C. H. W. Johns (2004). Babylonian and Assyrian laws, contracts, and letters. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 1417922133
External links
References
- ^ a b c Encarta (2007), s.v. Assyria. Archived 2009-10-31.
- ^ Haremhab’s Great Edict
- ^ Crime and Punishment in the Ancient World of the Bible - Unexplained
Categories:- Assyria
- Legal history
- Ancient Near East law
- Ancient Near East stubs
- Assyrian stubs
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