“The” Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200: To which are Added a Series of Letters of Other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon ; the Original Babylonian Texts, Edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, Etc. English translations, etc

This volume was compiled and edited by Leonard William King, a prominent Assyriologist working at the British Museum during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Published in 1898 as part of the museum's scholarly efforts to translate and catalog its vast collection of cuneiform tablets, the work aimed to provide both the original Babylonian texts and English translations of the royal correspondence of Hammurabi and his contemporaries. This scholarly project served as a foundational resource for understanding the administrative and political structure of the First Dynasty of Babylon.

The publication is emblematic of the era's rigorous philological approach to ancient Near Eastern history. King sought to make these primary sources accessible to a broader academic audience, meticulously transcribing the tablets into legible cuneiform script and providing contextual summaries. The work was received as a significant contribution to the field of Oriental studies, establishing a standard for the presentation of ancient royal inscriptions that would influence subsequent generations of researchers investigating Mesopotamian law and diplomacy.