Download or read book The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Vol. 20 written by William Rainey Harper and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Vol. 20: Continuing "Hebraica," October, 1903 July, 1904The Text as presented in the following pages has been recon structed and edited from the photographs published by Scheil, Code des lois de Hammurabi. It is a preprint from my edition of the Hammurabi Code which I hope to have ready in December. This edition will contain (1) a Map; (2) a short Historical Preface; (3) a short Introduction on the Text, Language of the Code, etc.; (4) the Text; (5) a Transliteration; (6) a Trans lation; (7) a Glossary; (8) a List of Proper Names; (9) a List of Signs; (10) Indices, and (11) a Photograph of the Monument on which the Code is written.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.