By M. E. J. Richardson
Richardson provides a brand new translation and transcription (which contains an important manuscript editions) of the main recognized of all old Mesopotamian texts. He additionally presents an entire lexical research of each observe that's utilized in it. The version covers the prologue and epilogue in addition to the legislation themselves. scholars of the Bible, historical close to japanese legislations and common Semitics at the moment are supplied with an fundamental reference instrument in a handy shape. The designated info within the word list, the place the entire context of each citation is given, may also be a massive aid to those that are looking to research or revisit Akkadian.
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10. The word is prefixed in this law with the ideogram for a deity; any special significance of this may be conveniently suggested by the use of a capital letter in English. 11. The emphatic repetition of the direct object by the resumptive pronoun can be expressed in English by introducing an associated indirect object. 12. The verb saldmu is used elsewhere in CH to indicate a healed fracture. 13. Lit. 'a trial of life'; the Akkadian word is cognate with the Hebrew word for 'soul'. 14. The infix -tan- in verbs seems here to indicate 'normal practice' rather than 'repeated action'.
A: Man; B: Men, 80. A: Tutu. B: Tultul. 81. B:pan. 82. SUH (= TispaK). 83. A, B: muStakin. 84. B: ellutu. 85. This passage omitted by A and F; see Introduction. 86. A, F: 0. 87. B: mukln. 88. isdlsina. 89. B: qereb. 90. B: mukln. 91. Ulmas. 92. A, C: qerbu, followed by Roth. 93. Roth: Akkade. 94. B, C: mu$arbiC>). 95. A, B: muteSer. C: musiser. 96. A: hammi. 97. LAMMA-su. 98. A: + dlim. 99. B: museb(\). 100. A: na-bi-i; B: na-bi-ih(l). Hammurabi's Laws: Translation 39 He is the one who shows favour to the inhabitants of Man and Tuttul, the devout prince, who brightens the face of the god Tishpak, and ensures that pure food is presented to the goddess Ninazu; (P18) the deliverer of his people from affliction, who provides secure foundations for them in the midst of Babylon; the shepherd of the people, whose achievements bring pleasure to Ishtar, who sets Ishtar in the E-ulmash within the centre of the city of Akkad; (P19) the one who demonstrates justice, who guides the population aright, who brings back the protective statues to Asshur, who silences the objectors; 40 Hammurabi's Laws: Text P20101 (IV:60-66) I02 sarrum, sa ina Ninuam ina Emesmes usupi3um mem Istar na*dum, mustemiqumm ana ilirabutim101*.
54 Hammurabi's Laws: Text L34-39 (XIs51-XH:38) (34) summa lu sa hattdtim u lu112 laputttim numdt redtm ilteqe, rediam ihtabal rediam I13ana igrim ittadin* rediam ina dinim ana dannim istarak qisti sarrum ana redtm iddinu114 ilteqe lu sa hattdtim u115 lu laputtum su idddk. (35) summa awilum lidtimm u sent sa sarrum ana redtm iddinu ina qdti redtm istdm, ina kaspisu itelli. (36) eqlum kirum u bltum sa redtm bd'irim u nasi biltim ana kaspim ul innaddin(\)111. (37) summa awilum eqlam kir&m u bltam sa redtm bd'irim u nasi biltim iStdm tuppasu ihheppe um ina kaspisu119 itelli.