Law 153: On murder and adultery

Here is Law 153 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 3 laws page.

Photo of Law 153 from Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 10–11 (column XXXII 61–66). View large image.

XXXII 61. 𒋳 𒈠 𒀸 𒊭 𒀜 𒀀 𒉿 𒅆

62. 𒀸 𒋳 𒍣 𒅗 𒊑 𒅎

63. 𒊭 𒉌 𒅎

64. 𒈬 𒍝 𒍑 𒁲 𒅅

65. 𒊩 𒋗 𒀀 𒋾 𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒅆 𒅆 𒅎

66. 𒄿 𒊭 𒀝 𒅗 𒉡 𒅆

Vocabulary

aššatum, "wife"
aššum, "because (of)"
duākum, "to kill"
gašīšum, "stake"
mūtum, "husband"
šakānum, "to put" (a/u)
šanûm, "another (one)"
zikarum, "male, man"

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