E ¶ 16

Epilogue ¶ 16 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
So then may he direct the mass of humanity aright, let him consider their problems, let him take decisions for them. Let him weed out evil and wickedness from his land, let him improve the condition of his people.
Section
Inscription

Cuneiform

Prologue ¶  - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 33, col. R XXV, lns. 86–97)

Transliteration

ṣa-al-ma-at ga-ga-di-šu li-iš-te-še-ir di-in-ši-na li-di-in pu-ru-za-ši-na li-ip-ru-uš i-na ma-ti-šu ra-ga-am u si-nam li-zu-uh ši-ir ni-ši-šu li-ṭi-ib

Source: Harper (1904, p. 102)

Normalization

ṣalmāt qaqqadišu lištēšer, dīnšina lidīn, purussāšina liprus, ina mātišu raggam u ṣēnam lissuḫ, šīr nišīšu liṭib.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 124)

Translation

So then may he direct the mass of humanity aright, let him consider their problems, let him take decisions for them. Let him weed out evil and wickedness from his land, let him improve the condition of his people.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 125)

Inscription

Location of Epilogue ¶ 16 · Powered by Stele3DSM

Orientation Back
Side(s) Side 6
Column(s) Col. 48
Line(s) Lns. 86–94
Key
Epilogue ¶ 16
Prologue
Laws
Epilogue
Damage

Citation

Dedović, B. "E ¶ 16 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 21 Aug. 2024, ehlaw.org/epilogue/16. [Accessed 3 Nov. 2024]

MLA 9

Dedović, B. (2024, August 21). E ¶ 16 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/16

APA 7

Dedović, Boban. "E ¶ 16 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 21, 2024. Modified August 27, 2024. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/16.

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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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