Law 21: On breaking and entering
Here is Law 21 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 1 laws page.
Photo of Law 21 from Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 6–7 (column IX 14–21). View large image.
IX 14. π³ π π πΏ π
15. π π
16. π π» π
17. πΏ πΎ πΊ π
18. π π π π
19. π π πΎ
20. πΏ πΊ π πͺ π π
21. πΏ π© π π· π» π
Vocabulary
- awΔ«lum, "man"
- bΔ«tum, "house"
- (h)alΔlum, "to hang up" (a/u)
- idukkΕ«, "they shall kill" (from duΔkum, "to kill")
- palΔšum, "to breach, break into" (a/u)
- pΔnum, "front"
- pilšum, "breach"
- šuΔti, "that" (m. acc.)
- šumma, "if"
Content last modified on 10 Jan 2017.