E ¶ 15

Epilogue ¶ 15 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
If he is a man of intelligence, who is able to direct his land aright, let him adhere to the commands I have written on this stela, and let this stela explain to him the customs and traditions, the social problems I have encountered and the decisions I have taken for the community.
Section
Inscription

Cuneiform

Prologue ¶  - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 33, col. R XXV, lns. 75–85)

Transliteration

šum-ma a-wi-lum šu-u ta-ši-im-tam i-šu-ma ma-zu šu-te-šu-ra-am bi-li-i a-na a-wa-a-tim ša i-na na-ru-ia baš-tu-ru li-gul-ma ki-ib-sa-am ri-dam di-in mâtim ša a-di-nu pu-ru-zi-e mâtim ša ap-ru-su na-ru-um šu-u li-kal-lim-šu-ma

Source: Harper (1904, p. 102)

Normalization

šumma awīlum šû tašīmtam išūma māssu šutēšuram ile'i, ana awātim ša* ina narîya ašṭuru liqūlma, kibsam rīdam dīn mātim ša adīnu, purussē mātim ša aprusu, narûm šû likallimšuma

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 124)

Translation

If he is a man of intelligence, who is able to direct his land aright, let him adhere to the commands I have written on this stela, and let this stela explain to him the customs and traditions, the social problems I have encountered and the decisions I have taken for the community.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 125)

Inscription

Location of Epilogue ¶ 15 · Powered by Stele3DSM

Orientation Back
Side(s) Sides 5 – 6 (overflow)
Column(s) Col. 48
Line(s) Lns. 75–85
Key
Epilogue ¶ 15
Prologue
Laws
Epilogue
Damage

Citation

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

MLA 9

Dedović, B. (2024, August 21). E ¶ 15 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/15

APA 7

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

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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]

SoT

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