The Laws of Moses and the Code of Hammurabi are thousands-years old
documents, evidence of the social structure and rules of ancient
civilizations. The Code of Hammurabi is roughly one thousand years
older than the Ten Commandments, or Laws of Moses, which were
written in 1500 B.C., and is considered the oldest set of laws in
existence. Promulgated by the king Hammurabi in roughly 2250 B.C.,
the Code is a set of rules guiding everyday life, listing
everything from punishments for stealing and murder to the prices
commanded for animals, products, and services. The famous "eye for
an eye" maxim comes from the Hammurabi code: "If a man puts out the
eye of an equal, his eye shall be put out." S.A. Cook's translation
of The Laws of Moses and the Code of Hammurabi includes the code,
the history of the regions in which it was employed-Babylonia and
Israel, the elements of Law, the social structures of families,
workers, and slaves, information on land, agriculture, trade, and
commerce, protection of the people, and a detailed Index. STANLEY
ARTHUR COOK (1837-1949) was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk. He was
the Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge University from
1932-1938, where he also received his Bachelor's and Master's
degrees. He was on the editorial staff of the Encyclopedia Biblica
from 1896-1903, as well as an editorial advisor on Biblical
subjects for the Encyclopedia Britannica. He edited Palestine
Exploration Fund publications from 1902-1932 and authored many of
his own books on ancient Hebrew and Middle East culture.
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