Law 22: On robbery

Here is Law 22 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 22 from Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 6–7 (column IX 22–27). View large image.

IX 22. 𒋳 𒈠 𒀀 𒉿 𒈝

23. 𒄷 𒌒 𒌓

24. 𒄴 𒁍 𒌓 𒈠

25. 𒀉 𒋫 𒊍 𒁀 𒀜

26. 𒀀 𒉿 𒈝 𒋗 𒌑

27. 𒀉 𒁕 𒀝

Vocabulary

• awīlum, "man"
• habātum, "to rob" (a/u)
• hubtum, "robbery"
• iddâk, "he shall be killed" (from duākum, "to kill", N-stem)
• ṣabātum, "to seize" (a/a)
• šū, "that" (masculine nominative)
• šumma, "if"

Content last modified on 10 Jan 2017.