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Mesopotamia

Category: Location
Simple definition: "a Greek name for modern-day Iraq that means 'land between two rivers'"

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MLA 9

Dedović, B. "Mesopotamia - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/glossary/term/mesopotamia. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 10). Mesopotamia - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/mesopotamia

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "Mesopotamia - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 10, 2023. Modified January 21, 2024. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/mesopotamia.

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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

eHammurabi.org is a digital humanities project that provides a comprehensive electronic version of the Law Code of Hammurabi. For each of the 282 recognized provisions, the following data are provided: cuneiform signs, transliteration, normalization into Old Babylonian, and an English translation. All data are derived from well-respected contributors and authoritative sources. Anyone can use the Electronic Hammurabi website to learn more about the artifact, its contents, and scholarship. The eHammurabi.org website is owned and operated by the OMNIKA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the United States of America.

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