page_title: Shofetim (parsha)
section_title: Ancient
hierarchical_section_title: Shofetim (parsha) / Further reading / Ancient
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Oberer Teil der Stele mit dem Text von Hammurapis GesetzescodeEnglish: The upper part of the stela of Hammurapis' code of lawsEspañol: Parte superior de la estela del código de HammurabiFrançais&#160;: Partie supérieure de la stèle du code d'Hammourabi
context_page_description: Shofetim or Shoftim is the 48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. The parashah provides a constitution — a basic societal structure — for the Israelites. The parashah sets out rules for judges, kings, Levites, prophets, cities of refuge, witnesses, war, and unsolved murders.
  This parashah has 5590 letters, 1523 words, 97 verses, and 192 lines in a sefer Torah. Jews generally read it in August or September.
context_section_description: Code of Hammurabi 23–24. Babylonia, Circa 1780 BCE. In e.g. James B. Pritchard. Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, pages 163, 167. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1969. (unsolved killing).
  Hittite laws, 6. Hittite Empire, circa 1600–1100 BCE. In e.g. James B. Pritchard. Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, pages 188, 189. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1969. (unsolved killing).
caption: Hammurabi
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