Source: Huehnergard (2011, p. 277)
Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 64)
Cuneiform
Signs for Law § 1
- Source: Rmn-GrandPalais (2019)Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 4)Source: Harper (1904, p. [pl. VII])
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šumma (conditional
awīlum (
awīlam (
ubbirma (
nērtam (
elīšu (
iddīma (G-Stem
lā (negation
uktīššu (
mubbiršu (
iddâk (N-Stem
Staff notes
- 'Surprises and violence'Added on March 22, 2024 by eHammurabi Staff
It is both surprising and informative that the first provision of the entire law code concerns murder. While this seems agreeable to us moderns, we may remark that the second provision concerns accusations of witchcraft. In any case, if we should agree that the ordering of the provisions suggests their priority, then we are inclined if not obliged to regard homicide as a chief concern for Babylonians at this time. Moreso, this statute begs the following question: what was the burden of proof required for 'convicting' individuals of murder?
Citation
Dedović, B. "§ 1 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Oct. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/1. [Accessed 27 Oct. 2024]
Bibliography
Abulhab, Saad D. The Law Code of Hammurabi: Transliterated and Literally Translated from its Early Classical Arabic Language. New York, NY: Blautopf, 2017.
Bergmann, Eugen. Codex Ḫammurabi: Textus Primigenius. Rome, Italy: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, 1953.
Huehnergard, John. Key to a Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2013.
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]
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