P ¶ 7

Prologue ¶ 7 of Hammurabi's Code

Summary
Hammurabi continues listing his accomplishments for individual cities.
Translation
I am a prudent king, who listens obediently to Shamash, who powerfully fixes the foundations of Sippar, who covers the chapels of Aya with greenery, who exalts the shrine of Ebabbar to look like a home in heaven.
Section
Inscription

Cuneiform

Prologue ¶  - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 1, col. II, lns. 22–31)

Transliteration

šar ta-ši-im-tim še-mu iluŠamaš bdannim mu-ki-in išid UD.KIB.NUN.KI mu-ša-al-bi-iš wa-ar-ki-im gi-gu-ne-e b iluA.A mu-ṣi-ir bît Ebabbarra ša ki šu-ba-at bša-ma-i

Source: Harper (1904, p. 4)

Normalization

šar tašīmtim, šēmû Šamaš dannum, mukīn išdī Sippar mušalbiš warqim gigunē Aya, muṣir bīt Ebabbar ša kî šubat šamā'i.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 30, 32)

Translation

I am a prudent king, who listens obediently to Shamash, who powerfully fixes the foundations of Sippar, who covers the chapels of Aya with greenery, who exalts the shrine of Ebabbar to look like a home in heaven.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 31, 33)

Inscription

Location of Prologue ¶ 7 · Powered by Stele3DSM

Orientation Front
Side(s) Sides 1 – 2 (overflow)
Column(s) Col. 2
Line(s) Lns. 22–31
Key
Prologue ¶ 7
Prologue
Laws
Epilogue
Damage

Citation

Dedović, B. "P ¶ 7 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 6 Aug. 2024, ehlaw.org/prologue/7. [Accessed 4 Nov. 2024]

MLA 9

Dedović, B. (2024, August 6). P ¶ 7 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/prologue/7

APA 7

Dedović, Boban. "P ¶ 7 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 6, 2024. Modified August 25, 2024. Accessed November 4, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/prologue/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]

SoT

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