§ 158

Law § 158 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
If, after the death of his father, a man is caught copulating with his principal wife who has born sons, that man shall be disinherited by his father's household.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Family Abuse and Marriage
Inscription

Cuneiform

Law § 158 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 20, col. R X, lns. 24–32)

Transliteration

šum-ma a-wi-lum wa-ar-ki a-bi-šu i-na zu-un ra-bi-ti-šu ša mârê wa-al-da-at it-ta-aṣ-ba-at a-wi-lum šu-u i-na bît a-ba in-na-az-za-aḫ

Source: Abulhab (2017, p. 71)

Normalization

šumma awīlum warki abišu ina sūn rabītišu ša mārī waldat ittaṣbat, awīlum šû ina bīt abim innassaḫ

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 90)

Translation

If, after the death of his father, a man is caught copulating with his principal wife who has born sons, that man shall be disinherited by his father's household.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 91)

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Logic Map for § 158

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  • 1 If,
  • 2
  • 3 after the death of
  • 4 his
  • 5 father,
  • 6 a man
  • 7 is caught copulating with
  • 8 his
  • 9 principal wife
  • 10 who has born
  • 11 sons,
  • 12
  • 13 [then]
  • 14
  • 15 that man
  • 16 shall be disinherited by
  • 17 his
  • 18 father's
  • 19 household.
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22

Citation

Dedović, B. "§ 158 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 3 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/158. [Accessed 26 Jul. 2024]

MLA 9

Dedović, B. (2023, November 3). § 158 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/158

APA 7

Dedović, Boban. "§ 158 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 3, 2023. Modified July 17, 2024. Accessed July 26, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/law/158.

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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]

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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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