River Challenge

  • Category: Other
  • Simple definition: "the act of jumping into the Euphrates river to prove one's innocence, whereby death suggests guilt"

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "River Challenge - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Jan. 2024, ehlaw.org/glossary/term/river-challenge. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2024, January 18). River Challenge - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/river-challenge

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "River Challenge - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created January 18, 2024. Modified January 18, 2024. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/river-challenge.

Bibliography

CGHS

Richardson, Mervyn E.J. A Comprehensive Grammar to Hammurabi's Stele. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014.

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