Law 195: On hitting one's father
Here is Law 195 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 195 from Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 12–13 (column XL 41–44). View large image.
XL 41. π³ π π π π π
42. π π« π© π
43. π© π² π
44. πΏ πΎ π π π’
Vocabulary
- abum, "father"
- mahΔαΉ£um, "to beat, hit" (a/a)
- mΔrum, "son"
- nakΔsum, "to cut (off or down)" (i/i)
- rittum, "hand" (written with the logogram π© π² KIŠIB.LA2)
- šumma, "if"
Content last modified on 10 Jan 2017.