Would I be able to pass a Babylonian Bar Exam?

I've been reading another text of ancient law translations, titled "Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts, and Letters." It was a little bit different from the book on the Mari letters. For one thing, this one is a bit older. Old enough in fact that it is currently public domain, seeing as it was written by …

Hammurabi and His Code of Laws

A short while ago, I found a copy of the Law Code of Hammurabi, another milestone of sorts for my self-education endeavors because it's the one everyone reads about in the survey courses (though few actually read it, most courses only mention it in passing). Also one of the amazing things that you can read …