Tbilisi State University invite you to the presentation of the new book in the CUNEUM series — Ancient Near Eastern Legal Codes

Tbilisi, Georgia

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English, Georgian, Russian

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On December 15, 2025, at 13:00, at the TSU Museum (Building I, 1 I. Chavchavadze Ave.),
the publishing house "Academic Book" (acad.ge),
the Society of Assyriologists, Biblical Scholars and Caucasiologists (SABC),
and Tbilisi State University invite you to the presentation of the new book in the CUNEUM series —
Ancient Near Eastern Legal Codes
(translated by: Nino Charekishvili, Maia Ghambashidze, Erekle Astakhishvili).

This book offers readers the opportunity to directly explore the rich legal heritage of the Ancient Near East and better understand its role in the development of world law and civilizations.
It includes the world’s oldest legal texts — the laws of the Ancient Near East, specifically:

• Sumerian laws (The Laws of Ur-Nammu, The Laws of Lipit-Ishtar, The Laws of X, Sumerian Law Exercise Tablet, Laws Concerning Hired Oxen, A Guide to Sumerian Legal Forms)
• Hittite laws
• Babylonian laws (The Laws of Eshnunna, The Laws of Hammurabi, Neo-Babylonian Laws)
• Assyrian laws (Middle Assyrian Laws, Middle Assyrian Palace Decrees)

Most of the presented texts have been translated into Georgian for the first time; others have been revised, updated, and newly translated with clarified terminology

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Tbilisi

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of around 1.2 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Because of its location at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history, Tbilisi has been a point of contention among various global powers. To this day, the city's location ensures its position as an important transit route for energy and trade projects. Tbilisi's history is reflected in its architecture, which is a mix of medieval, neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Art Nouveau, Stalinist, and Modern structures. Historically, Tbilisi has been home to people of multiple cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, though its population is overwhelmingly Eastern Orthodox Christian.

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