Law 1: On false accusation

Here is Law 1 of king Hammurabi's collection, in photograph and cuneiform font. Try to transliterate, normalise and translate it with the help of the vocabulary below. Then compare the results with the Level 4 solutions page.

Photo of Law 1 from Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 4–5 (column V 26–32). View large image.


V 26. 𒋳 𒈠 𒀀 𒉿 𒈝 𒀀 𒉿 𒇴

27. 𒌑 𒌒 𒁉 𒅕 𒈠

28. 𒉈 𒅕 𒌓 𒂊 𒇷 𒋗

29. 𒀉 𒁲 𒈠

30. 𒆷 𒊌 𒋾 𒅔 𒋗

31. 𒈬 𒌒 𒁉 𒅕 𒋗

32. 𒀉 𒁕 𒀝

Vocabulary

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