E ¶ 12

Epilogue ¶ 12 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
And let him say these words: 'It is the lord Hammurabi, who like a father gave his people their birth, who has been obedient to the command of his lord Marduk and who both above and below has achieved success for Marduk, who has brought pleasure to Marduk his lord, by ensuring health and prosperity for his people for evermore, and by maintaining justice in the land.' Let him bless me with all his heart, in the presence of my lord Marduk and of my lady Zarpanitu.
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Cuneiform

Prologue ¶  - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 34, col. R XXV, lns. 20–47)

Transliteration

Ḫa-am-mu-ra-bi-mi be-lum ša ki-ma ba-bi-im wa-li-di-im a-na ni-ši i-ba-aš-šu-u a-na a-wa-at iluMarduk be-li-šu uš-ta-ak-ti-bit-ma ir-ni-ti iluMarduk e-li-iš u ša-ap-li-iš ik-šu-ud li-ib-bi iluMarduk be-li-šu u-ti-ib u ši-ra-am ṭa-ba-am a-na ni-ši a-na da-ar bi-ši-im u ma-tam uš-te-še-ir da-ni-tam li-iḳ-bi-ma i-na ma-ḫar iluMarduk be-li-ia iluZar-pa-ni-tum be-el-ti-ia i-na li-ib-bi-šu ga-am-rim li-ik-ru-ba-am

Source: Harper (1904, p. 100)

Normalization

'Ḫammurabimi bēlum ša kīma abim wālidim ana niši ibaššû ana awat Marduk bēlišu uštaktitma irnitti Marduk eliš u šapliš ikšud libbi Marduk bēlišu uṭib u šīram ṭābam ana nišī ana dār išim u mātam uštēšer' annitam liqbīma ina maḫar Marduk bēliya Zarpānītum bēltiya ina libbišu gamrim likrubam.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 122)

Translation

And let him say these words: 'It is the lord Hammurabi, who like a father gave his people their birth, who has been obedient to the command of his lord Marduk and who both above and below has achieved success for Marduk, who has brought pleasure to Marduk his lord, by ensuring health and prosperity for his people for evermore, and by maintaining justice in the land.' Let him bless me with all his heart, in the presence of my lord Marduk and of my lady Zarpanitu.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 123)

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Side(s) Sides 4 – 5 (overflow)
Column(s) Col. 48
Line(s) Lns. 20–47
Key
Epilogue ¶ 12
Prologue
Laws
Epilogue
Damage

Citation

Dedović, B. "E ¶ 12 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 21 Aug. 2024, ehlaw.org/epilogue/12. [Accessed 15 Sep. 2024]

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Dedović, B. (2024, August 21). E ¶ 12 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/12

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Dedović, Boban. "E ¶ 12 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 21, 2024. Modified August 27, 2024. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/12.

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Bibliography

Abulhab, Saad D. The Law Code of Hammurabi: Transliterated and Literally Translated from its Early Classical Arabic Language. New York, NY: Blautopf, 2017.

ACH

Bergmann, Eugen. Codex Ḫammurabi: Textus Primigenius. Rome, Italy: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, 1953.

CHTP

Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2011.

HAG3

Huehnergard, John. Key to a Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2013.

HKEY3

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

Richardson, Mervyn E.J. Hammurabi's Laws: Text, Translation and Glossary. New York, NY: T & T Clark International, 2004.

RHL

Sound of Text Contributors. "Sound of Text: AI Text-to-Speech." Accessed November 14, 2023. https://soundoftext.app. [Visit]

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