E ¶ 7

Epilogue ¶ 7 of Hammurabi's Code

Summary
Hammurabi reflects on how he has been a fair and reasonable ruler over the people of both Sumer and Akkad.
Translation
My protective shadow has been spread over my city, I have set the people of the land of Sumer and Akkad securely on my knees. They have come to prosper under my protection; I have always governed them in peace, I have always guided them by my wisdom.
Section
Inscription

Cuneiform

Prologue ¶  - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 33, col. R XXIV, lns. 46–58)

Transliteration

ṣi-li ṭa-bu-um a-na ali-ia ta-ri-iṣ i-na ut-li-ia ni-ši mât bŠu-me-er-im u Ak-ka-di-im u-ki-il i-na la-ma-zi-ia aḫ-ḫi-ša i-na šu-ul-mi-im at-tab-ba-al-bši-na-ti i-na me-me-ḳi-ia uš-tap-ṣi-ir-bši-na-ti

Source: Harper (1904, p. 98)

Normalization

ṣillī ṭābum ana āliya tariṣ ina utliya nišī māt Šumerim u Akkadîm ukīl ina lamassiya iḫḫiša ina šulmim attabbalšināti ina nēmeqiya uštapziršināti.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 120)

Translation

My protective shadow has been spread over my city, I have set the people of the land of Sumer and Akkad securely on my knees. They have come to prosper under my protection; I have always governed them in peace, I have always guided them by my wisdom.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 121)

Inscription

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Orientation Back
Side(s) Side 5
Column(s) Col. 47
Line(s) Lns. 46–58
Key
Epilogue ¶ 7
Prologue
Laws
Epilogue
Damage

Citation

Dedović, B. "E ¶ 7 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 21 Aug. 2024, ehlaw.org/epilogue/7. [Accessed 15 Sep. 2024]

MLA 9

Dedović, B. (2024, August 21). E ¶ 7 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/7

APA 7

Dedović, Boban. "E ¶ 7 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 21, 2024. Modified August 27, 2024. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/epilogue/7.

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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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