P ¶ 22

Prologue ¶ 22 of Hammurabi's Code

Summary
Hammurabi explains how he was chosen by Marduk to bring justice to Babylon and proceeds with introducing the laws as an obligation.
Translation
And so when Marduk urged me to direct the people of the land to adopt correct behaviour, I made the land speak with justice and truth, and improved the welfare of the people. Accordingly therefore:
Section
Deities
Inscription

Cuneiform

Prologue ¶  - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 3, col. V, lns. 14–25)

Transliteration

i-nu-ma iluMarduk a-na šu-te-šu-ur bni-ši mâtim u-si-im šu-ḫu-zi-im u-we-e-ra-an-ni ki-it-tam u mi-ša-ra-am i-na pî ma-tim aš-ku-un ši-ir ni-ši bu-ṭi-ib i-nu-mi-šu

Source: Harper (1904, p. 8)

Normalization

inūma Marduk ana šutēšur nišī mātim ūsim šūḫuzim uwaꜥeranni, kittam u mīšaram ina pī mātim aškun, šīr nišī uṭīb, inūmišu ...

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 40)

Translation

And so when Marduk urged me to direct the people of the land to adopt correct behaviour, I made the land speak with justice and truth, and improved the welfare of the people. Accordingly therefore:

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 41)

Inscription

Location of Prologue ¶ 22 · Powered by Stele3DSM

Orientation Front
Side(s) Sides 1 – 2 (overflow)
Column(s) Col. 5
Line(s) Lns. 14–25
Key
Prologue ¶ 22
Prologue
Laws
Epilogue
Damage

Vocabulary

Akkadian Words · Powered by GrammarSnifferSM

ana (Preposition) "to, for, in order to"

u (Conjunction)

ina (Preposition) "in, on, onto"

Citation

Dedović, B. "P ¶ 22 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 6 Aug. 2024, ehlaw.org/prologue/22. [Accessed 17 Sep. 2024]

MLA 9

Dedović, B. (2024, August 6). P ¶ 22 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/prologue/22

APA 7

Dedović, Boban. "P ¶ 22 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 6, 2024. Modified August 25, 2024. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/prologue/22.

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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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