The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . J. p. 59, where Malka, Mulgai, is called Malalnak; Jessex, Inschri/ten atts der HegierungszeitHammurabis, in the Keilinschri/tUche BibUothtk, vol. iii. pp. 128, 129; BIeissxer, Seitriige zumaltlabylonischen Frivatrecht, pp. 29, 30, 118, where the name is written E-alkaa, Bit-alka); contractsdated simply from the taking of Mairu (Meissxek, Beitriige zum altbabijlonischen Privatrtcht, ,So). Delitzsch-Murdter, GeschicMe Babijloniens und Assyriens, 2nd edit., pp. 85-87; Iiele, Baby-lonisch-Assyrische GescMchte, pp. 124-127; Homjiel, Gi
The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . J. p. 59, where Malka, Mulgai, is called Malalnak; Jessex, Inschri/ten atts der HegierungszeitHammurabis, in the Keilinschri/tUche BibUothtk, vol. iii. pp. 128, 129; BIeissxer, Seitriige zumaltlabylonischen Frivatrecht, pp. 29, 30, 118, where the name is written E-alkaa, Bit-alka); contractsdated simply from the taking of Mairu (Meissxek, Beitriige zum altbabijlonischen Privatrtcht, ,So). Delitzsch-Murdter, GeschicMe Babijloniens und Assyriens, 2nd edit., pp. 85-87; Iiele, Baby-lonisch-Assyrische GescMchte, pp. 124-127; Homjiel, Gi:schichte Bahylonieiis nnd Assyriens, pp. 406-415; WixcKLER, GeschicMe Babyloniens und Assyriens, pp. 00-65. Ajiiavd, Vne Inscription bilingue de Hammourabi, roi de Babylone, du XV au XX siecJe , in the Becueil de Traraux, vol. i. pp. 180-100, and LInscription bilingue de Hammourabi, in theBevue dAssyriologie, vol. ii. p. 10; cf. Jessex, Inschri/ten aus der Begierungszeit Hammurabis, in theKeilinschriftliche Bibliothel; vol. iii. pp. .A TEE CONSTRUCTIONS OF KIlAMMUltABI. 41 destroyed the power of Eimsin. It would not have sufficed merely to driveback the Elamites Leyond the Tigris; it was necessary to strike a blow withintheir own territory to avoid a recurrence of hostilities, which might liaveendangered the still recent work of , again, Khammurabi seems to have metwitli his habitual success. Ashnunak was a border district, and shared the fate of all the provinces ^^H^:% ^Y /\ * on the eastern bank of the Tigris, being held ||^^^^ \ ^i ^ A -^ V VJtsometimes by Elam and sometimes by Chaldaea; properly speaking, it was a country of Semitic HB|^a&~.i;^.^y^* . / speech, and was governed by viceroys owningallegiance, now to Babylon, now to Susa.^ Kham-murabi seized this province,-^ and permanentlysecured its frontier by building along the river a line ^^^^ ^f a sceitke ix cuiteh, eeae-of fortresses surrounded by earthworks.^ Following the example of
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