§ 133

Law § 133 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
[a] If a man has been carried off (as booty), but there is something to eat in his house, his wife will take over his house, and protect herself; she will not enter another house/the house of another man. [b] If that woman has not protected herself, but has entered another house/the house of another man, that woman will be convicted and thrown into the water.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Family and Divorce

Cuneiform

Law § 133 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 16, col. R VI, lns. 7–26)

Transliteration

[a] šum-ma a-wi-lum iš-ša-li-il-ma i-na É-šu ša a-ka-lim [i]-ba-aš-ši [aš]-ša-sú [É-sú i]-ṣa-[ab-ba-a]t [ù pa-gàr-š]a [i-na-aṣ-ṣa-a]r [a-na É ša-ni-i]m [ú-ul i-ir-r]u-ub [b] š[um-m]a MUNUS ši-i [pa]-gàr-ša la iṣ-ṣur-ma a-na É ša-ni-im i-te-ru-ub MUNUS šu-a-ti ú-ka-an-nu-ši-ma a-na me-e i-na-ad-du-ú-ši

Source: Huehnergard (2011, p. 245–246)

Normalization

[a] šumma awīlum iššalil-ma ina bītīšu ša akālim [i]bašši [aš]šassu [bīssu i]ṣa[bba]t [u pagarš]a [inaṣṣa]r [ana bīt(im) šanî]m [ul irr]ub. [b] š[umm]a sinništum šī [pa]garša lā iṣṣur-ma ana bīt(im) šanîm īterub sinništam šuāti ukannūšī-ma ana mê inaddûši.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 55)

Translation

[a] If a man has been carried off (as booty), but there is something to eat in his house, his wife will take over his house, and protect herself; she will not enter another house/the house of another man. [b] If that woman has not protected herself, but has entered another house/the house of another man, that woman will be convicted and thrown into the water.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 55)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 133 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 1 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/133. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 1). § 133 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/133

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 133 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 1, 2023. Modified December 27, 2024. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/133.

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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