River Challenge (term)

"the act of jumping into the Euphrates river to prove one's innocence, whereby death suggests guilt"

River Challenge is a term in the field of Assyriology that denotes "the act of jumping into the Euphrates river to prove one's innocence, whereby death suggests guilt." The term River Challenge is related to the Law Code of Hammurabi. This entry is categorized under Other; and may be related to entries like Translation, and others.

Citation

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

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

APA 7

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

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Bibliography

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

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