Codex Hammurabi

1. $um-ma a-wi-lum a-wi-lam u2-ub-bi-ir-ma ne-ir-tam e-li-$u id-di-ma la uk-ti-in-$u2 mu-ub-bi-ir-$u2 id-da-ak.

2. $um-ma a-wi-lum ki-i$-pi2 e-li a-wi-lim id-di-ma la uk-ti-in-$u2 $a2 e-li-$u2 ki-i$-pu na-du-u2 a-na ^dID2¹. i-il-la-ak ^dID2 i $a2-al-li-a-am-ma $um ma ^dID2 ik-ta-$a2-zu mu-ub-bi-ir-$u2 E2²-zu i-tab-ba-al $um-ma a-wi-lam $u2-a-ti ^dID2 u2-te-ib-bi-ba-a$2-$u2-ma i$-ta-al-ma-am $a2 e-li-$u2 ki-i$-pi2 id-du-u2 id-da-ak $a2 ^dID2 i$-li-a-am E2 mu-ub-bi-ri-$u2 i-tab-ba-al

3. $um-ma a-wi-lum i-na di-nim a-na $i-bu-ut Sa-ar-ra-tim u2-zi-a-am-ma a-wa-at iq-bu-u2 la uk-ti-in $um-ma di-nu-um $u2-u2 di-in na-pi2-i$-tim a-wi-lum $u2-u2 id-da-ak

4. $um-ma a-na $i-bu-ut $E³ u3 kaspim⁴ u2-zi-a-am a-ra-an di-im $u2-a-ti it-ta-na-a$2-$i

5. $um-ma da-a-a-nu-um di-nam i-di-in pu-ru-zu-am ip-ru-u$ ku-nu-uk-kam u2-$e-zi-ib wa-ar-ka-nu-um-ma di-in-$u2 i-te-ni da-a-a-nam-$u2-a-ti i-na di-in i-di-nu e-ne-im u2-ka-an-nu-$u2-ma ru-gu-um-ma-am $a2 i-na-di-nim $u2-a-ti ib-ba-a$2-$u2-u2 a-du⁵ XII-$u2 i-na-ad-di-in u3 i-na-pu-uh2-ri-im i-na GI$.GU-ZA⁶ da-a-a-nu-ti-$u2 u2-$e-it-bu-u2-$u2-ma u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma it-ti da-a-a-ni i-na-di-nim u2-ul u$-$a2⁷-ab

6. $um-ma a-wi-lum NIG.GA⁸ AN⁹ u3 E2.GAL¹⁰ i$-ri-iq a-wi-lum-$u2-u2 id-da-ak u3 $a2 $u2-ur2-ga-am i-na ga-ti-$u2 im-hu-ru id-da-ak

7. $um-ma a-wi-lum lu kaspam lu hurâSam lu wardam lu amtam lu alpam lu immeram¹¹ lu imêram¹² u3 lu mi-im-ma $um-$u2 i-na ga-at mâr¹³ a-wi-lum¹⁴ u3 lu warad¹⁵ a-wi-lim ba-lum $i-bi u3 ri-ik-sa-tim i$-ta-am u3 lu a-na ma-Sa-ru-tim im-hu-ur a-wi-lum $u2-u2 $ar-ra-aq id-da-ak

8. $um-ma a-wi-lum lu alpam lu immeram¹¹ lu imêram lu $ahâm ¹² u3 lu GI$.MÁ¹⁶ i$-ri-iq $um-ma $a2 i-lim $um-ma $a2 êkallim¹⁷ a-du¹⁸ XXX-$u2 i-na-ad-di-in $um-ma #a2 MA$.EN.KAK¹⁹ a-du²⁰ X-$u2 i-ri-a-ab $um-ma $ar-ra-ga-nu-um $a2 na-da-nim la i-$u2 id-da-ak

9. $um-ma a-wi-lum $a2 mi-im-mu-$u2 hal-ku mi-im-ma-$u2 hal-ga-am i-na ga-ti a-wi-lim iS-Sa-ba-at a-wi-lum $a2 hu-ul-qum i-na ga-ti-$u2 Sa-ab-tu na-di-na-nu-um-mi id-di-nam ma-har $i-bi-mi a-$a2-am iq-ta-bi u3 be-el hu-ul-ki-im $i-bi mu-di hu-ul-ki-ja-mi lu-ub-lam iq-ta-bi $a2-a-a-ma-nu-um na-di-in id-di-nu-$um u3 $i-bi $a i-na mah-ri-$u2-nu i-$a-2-mu it-ba-lam u3 be-el hu-ul-ki-im $i-bi mu-di hu-ul-ki-$u2 it-ba-lam da-a-a-nu a-wa-a-ti-$u2-nu i-im-ma-ru-ma $i-bu $a2 mah-ri-$u2-nu $i-mu-um i$-$a2-mu u3 $i-bu mu-di hu-ul-ki-im mu-du-zu-nu ma-har i-lim i-ga-ab-bu-ma na-di-na-nu-um $ar-ra-aq id-da-ak be-el hu-ul-ki-im hu-lu-uq-$u2 i-li-ki $a2-a-a-ma-nu-um i-na bi-it na-di-na-nim kasap²¹ i$-ku-lu i-li-ki

10. $um-ma $a2-a-a-ma-nu-um na-di-in id-di-nu-$um u3 $i-bi $a2 i-na mah-ri-$u2-nu i-$a2-mu la it-ba-lam be-el hu-ul-ki-im-ma $i-bi mu-di hu-ul-ki-$u2 it-ba-lam $a2-a-a-ma-nu-um $ar-ra-aq id-da-ak be-el hu-ul-ki-im hu-lu-uq-$u2 i-li-ki

11. $um-ma be-el hu-ul-ki-im $i-bi mu-di hu-ul-ki-$u2 la it-ba-lam Sa-ar tu-u$-$a2-am-ma id-ki id-da-ak

12. $um-ma na-di-na-nu-um a-na $i-im-tim it-ta-la-ak $a2-a-a-ma-nu-um i-na bi-it na-di-na-nim ru-gu-um-me-e di-nim $u2-a-ti a-du²² V-$u2 i-li-ki

13. $um-ma a-wi-lum $u2-u2 $i-bu-$u2 la qir-bu da-a-a-nu a-da-nam a-na warhim²³ VI^kam i-$a2-ak-ka-nu-$um-ma $um-ma i-na warhim²³ VI^kam $i-bi-$u2 la ir-di-a-am a-wi-lum $u2-u2 Sa-ar a-ra-an di-nim $u2-a-ti it-ta-na-a$2-$i

14. $um-ma a-wi-lum mâr¹³ a-wi-lim Si-ih-ra-am i$-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak

15. $um-ma a-wi-lum lu warad¹⁵ êkallim¹⁰ lu amat²⁵ êkallim¹⁰ lu warad¹⁵ mu$kênim¹⁹ lu amat²⁵ mu$kênim^[[#Notes|19 abullam²⁶ u$-te-zi id-da-ak

16. $um-ma a-wi-lum lu wardam^15+acc lu amtam^25+acc hal-ga-am $a2 ékallim¹⁰ u3 lu mu$kênim¹⁹ i-na bi-ti-$u2 ir-ta-ki-ma a-na $i-si-it na-gi-ri-im la u$-te-zi-a-am be-el bìtim^2+gen $u2-u2 id-da-ak

Notes

1. Logogram transcribed as ^iluNâram in Ungnad, footnoted as ^iluÍD. Doubtless DINGIR.ÍD
2. Logogram transcribed as bît in Ungnad, logogram doubtless É.
3. Logogram transcribed as $e'im in Ungnad, footnoted as $E
4. Logogram transcribed as kaspim in Ungnad, logogram KÙ.BABBAR
5. Ungnad: A.DU könnte Ideogramm sein.
6. Logogram transcribed as ^isukuss^icirc; in Ungnad, footnoted as GI$.GU-ZA
7. Ungnad: Original ta.
8. Logogram transcribed as namkur in Ungnad, footnoted as NIG.GA
9. Logogram transcribed as ilim in Ungnad, footnoted as AN
10. Logogram transcribed as êkallim in Ungnad, footnoted as É.GAL
11. Logogram transcribed as immeram in Ungnad, footnoted as LU.
12. Entire clause probably logograms: must find alternate notation.
13. Logogram transcribed as mâr in Ungnad, logogram unknown (probably in earlier text)
14. Ungnad: Statt lum lies lim; lum ist ein Versehen des Steinmetzen, das durch das häufige a-wi-lum veranlaßt wurde.
15. Logogram transcribed as warad in Ungnad, logogram unknown (probably in earlier text)
16. Logogram transcribed as elippam in Ungnad, footnoted as GI$.MÁ
17. Logogram transcribed as êkallim in Ugnnad, probably É.GAL or É.GAL-im
18. Ungnad: Vgl. VI 32
19. Logogram transcribed as mu$kênim in Ungnad, footnoted as MA$.EN.KAK;
20. Ungnad: Vgl. VI 21
21. Logogram transcribed as kasap in Ungnad, ideogram KÙ.BABBAR. c.f. 4
22. Ungnad: Vgl. VI 21
23. Logogram transcribed as warhim in Ungnad, sign unknown.
24. Logograms transcribed as lu wardam lu amtam in Ungnad, sign unknown.
25. Logogram transcribed as amat in Ungnad, sign unknown.
26. Logogram transcribed as abullam in Ungnad, footnoted as KA2.GAL

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