[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.