[1] This, at any rate, is usually stated on the authority of the monkish chroniclers. J. R. GREEN in _A Short History of the English People_ (London, Macmillan, 1875), p. 46, records that the Ten Commandments and a portion of the Law of Moses were prefixed to the code drawn up by Alfred and so became part of the law of the land. Whether this ancient tradition will survive modern criticism remains to be seen. The tradition at any rate continues to command widespread credence. [2] It has been pointed out that references to a particular edition would be out of place here, but for elementary students one may refer to _Ancient Law, its connexion with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas_ (London, G. Routledge and Sons). The many references given in the bibliography to various ancient legislations will suffice for our comparisons, but articles in the _Encyclopaedia Britannica_ or the _Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics_ may be consulted for further study. [3] So I was informed by the late Professor Maitland, but I have unfortunately lost the reference he gave me. [4] In the _Beiträge zur Assyriologie_, 1902, p. 86. [5] Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1902. [6] _The Laws of Moses and the Code of Hammurabi_ (London, A. & C. Black, 1903). [7] See on the racial character of the Sumerians, L. W. KING’s _Sumer and Akkad_, _passim_, and the references there. P. 2, notes 7, 8, 9, see _Survey of Bibliography, Anticipations_, p. 65. [10] But this work may have to be done when the data exist for recognizing the Sumerian Elements, cf. p. 76 and references to Sumerian Law in the Index. [11] The Code must have been drawn up later than the conquest of Rîm-Sin, or rather its present redaction must. The date was discussed by KING, SCHORR and E. MEYER as well as WINCKLER, most lately by E. CUQ, see _Comptes rendus de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres_, Jan. 1912, p. 5. [12] Most recently in _Ancient Babylonia_, by C. H. W. JOHNS (Cambridge, University Press, 1913) pp. 76-80. [13] See under these names in _Index and Bibliography_. [14] See p. 67. [15] See p. 74. [16] See p. 74. INDEX Abraham, 4, 17, 19, 24, 34. Abu Habba, 81. Abyssinia, 53. Adoption, 10. Akkad, 18. Akkadian language, 1. Alexander the Great, 20. Alfred’s laws, iii, n. 1. Amenophis, 9. Amhara, 53. Amnesty, 57. Amorite, 7, 8, 22, 36, 51, 53. Amraphel, 3, 17, 18. Amurru, 18. Anticipation of Code, 65. Appeal, 37. Arabs, 9. Arioch, 3, 19. Aristocrat, 32, 36. _Armenstiftler_, 9. Arrangement, xv. Artisan, 5. Ashurbanipal’s Library, 2, 65, 70. Assyriologist’s opinions, 20. Asylum, 35. Aztecs, 54. _Babel und Bibel_, 65. Babylon, 82, 86. Babylonia, 2, 62. Babylonian influence, 24. Bedawin, vi, 32. Berlin copy of Code, 2. Bogos Laws, 53. Book of the Covenant, 21, 25. Borsippa, 86. Boundary stones, 83. British Museum, 1, 2.