§ 112

Law § 112 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
If a man was living in transit (?) and gave a man silver, gold, (precious) stone(s), or small possessions, and had him deliver (them) on consignment, (and) that man did not give something that was to be dispatched where it was to be dispatched, but kept it himself (carried it away), the owner of the consignment will convict that man concerning anything that was to be dispatched but that he did not give, and then that man will give the owner of the consignment up to five times anything that was given to him.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Other Peoples' Property

Cuneiform

Law § 112 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 13, col. R II, lns. 50–74)

Transliteration

šum-ma a-wi-lum i-na ḫar-ra-nim wa-ši-ib-ma KUG.BABBAR KUG.SIG17 NA4 ù bi-iš qá-ti-šu a-na a-wi-lim id-di-in-ma a-na ši-bu-ul-tim ú-ša-bíl-šu a-wi-lum šu-ú mi-im-ma ša šu-bu-lu a-šar šu-bu-lu la id-⸢di⸣-in-ma it-ba-al be-el ši-bu-ul-tim a-wi-lam šu-a-ti i-na mi-im-ma ša šu-bu-lu-ma la id-di-nu ú-ka-an-«nu»-šu-ma a-wi-lum šu-ú A.RÁ 5-šu mi-im-ma ša in-na-ad-nu-šum a-na be-el ši-bu-ul-tim i-na-ad-di-in

Source: Huehnergard (2011, p. 317)

Normalization

šumma awīlum ina ḫarrānim wašim-ma kaspam ḫurāṣam abnam ū bīš qātīšu ana awīlim iddim-ma ana šībultim ušābilšu awīlum šū mimma ša šūbulu ašar šūbulu lā iddim-ma itbal, bēl šībultim awīlam šuāti ina mimma ša šūbulū-ma lā iddinu ukāššū-ma awīlum šū adi ḫamšīšu mimma ša innadnūšum ana bēl šībultim inaddin

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 77)

Translation

If a man was living in transit (?) and gave a man silver, gold, (precious) stone(s), or small possessions, and had him deliver (them) on consignment, (and) that man did not give something that was to be dispatched where it was to be dispatched, but kept it himself (carried it away), the owner of the consignment will convict that man concerning anything that was to be dispatched but that he did not give, and then that man will give the owner of the consignment up to five times anything that was given to him.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 77)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 112 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 31 Oct. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/112. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, October 31). § 112 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/112

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 112 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created October 31, 2023. Modified December 22, 2024. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/112.

Bibliography

ACH

Abulhab, Saad D. The Law Code of Hammurabi: Transliterated and Literally Translated from its Early Classical Arabic Language. New York, NY: Blautopf, 2017.

CHTP

Bergmann, Eugen. Codex Ḫammurabi: Textus Primigenius. Rome, Italy: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, 1953.

HAG3

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

HKEY3

Huehnergard, John. Key to a Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2013.

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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

RHL

Richardson, Mervyn E.J. Hammurabi's Laws: Text, Translation and Glossary. New York, NY: T & T Clark International, 2004.

SoT

Sound of Text Contributors. "Sound of Text: AI Text-to-Speech." Accessed November 14, 2023. https://soundoftext.app. [Visit]

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