Law 197: On breaking bones

Here is Law 197 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 197 from Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 12–13 (column XL 50–53). View large image.

XL 50. 𒋳 𒈠 𒄊 𒉻 𒁺 𒀀 𒉿 𒅆

51. 𒅖 𒋼 𒁉 𒅕

52. 𒄊 𒉻 𒁺 𒋗

53. 𒄿 𒊺 𒅁 𒁉 𒊒

Vocabulary

• awīlum, "man"
• eṣemtum, "bone" (written with the logogram 𒄊 𒉻 𒁺 GIR₃.PAD.DU)
• šebērum, "to break" (i/i)
• šumma, "if"

Content last modified on 10 Jan 2017.