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sic

Category: Notation
Simple definition: "a Latin adverb placed in brackets after an odd or seemingly problematic word to inform the reader that it was transcribed as it appeared in the source text"

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MLA 9

Dedović, B. "sic - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Dec. 2023, ehlaw.org/glossary/term/sic. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, December 18). sic - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/sic

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "sic - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created December 18, 2023. Modified December 18, 2023. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/sic.

Bibliography

HAG3

Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2011.

eHammurabi.org is a digital humanities project that provides a comprehensive electronic version of the Law Code of Hammurabi. For each of the 282 recognized provisions, the following data are provided: cuneiform signs, transliteration, normalization into Old Babylonian, and an English translation. All data are derived from well-respected contributors and authoritative sources. Anyone can use the Electronic Hammurabi website to learn more about the artifact, its contents, and scholarship. The eHammurabi.org website is owned and operated by the OMNIKA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the United States of America.

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