Level 1 solutions: transliterations, normalisations, translations

Here are transliterations, normalisations, and translations for the five Level 1 laws.

Law 14 On kidnapping

VIII 25. šum-ma a-wi-lum
26. DUMU a-wi-lim
27. ṣe-eh-ra-am
28. iš-ta-ri-iq
29. id-da-ak

šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣehram ištariq iddâk

If a man has stolen a(nother) man's young (lit. small) son, he shall be killed.

Law 21 On breaking and entering

IX 14. šum-ma a-wi-lum
15. bi-tam
16. ip-lu-uš
17. i-na pa-ni
18. pi₂-il-ši-im
19. šu-a-ti
20. i-du-uk-ku-šu-ma
21. i-ha-al-la-lu-šu

šumma awīlum bītam ipluš ina pāni pilšim šuāti idukkūšuma ihallalūšu

If a man breaks into a house, they shall kill him in front of that break-in and hang him up.

Law 22 On robbery

IX 22. šum-ma a-wi-lum
23. hu-ub-tam
24. ih-bu-ut-ma
25. it-ta-aṣ-ba-at
26. a-wi-lum šu-u₂
27. id-da-ak

šumma awīlum hubtam ihbutma ittaṣbat awīlum šū iddâk

If a man commits (lit. robs) a robbery and has been seized, that man shall be killed.

Law 195 On hitting one's father

XL 41. šum-ma DUMU a-ba-šu
42. im-ta-ha-aṣ
43. KIŠIB.LA₂-šu
44. i-na-ak-ki-su

šumma mārum abašu imtahaṣ rittašu inakkisū

If a son has hit his father, they shall cut off his hand.

Law 197 On breaking bones

XL 50. šum-ma GIR₃.PAD.DU a-wi-lim
51. iš-te-bi-ir
52. GIR₃.PAD.DU-šu
53. i-še-eb-bi-ru

šumma eṣemti awīlim ištebir eṣemtašu išebbirū

If he has broken a man's bone, they shall break his bone.

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