§ 146

Law § 146 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
If a man married a nadītum and she gave her husband a slave and she has born children, (and) later on said slave has compared herself with her mistress, her mistress will not sell her, since she bore children; she will give her a slave’s hairstyle and include her with (the rest of) the slaves.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Family and Divorce

Cuneiform

Law § 146 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 18, col. R VIII, lns. 43–59)

Transliteration

šum-ma a-wi-lum LUKUR i-ḫu-uz-ma GEME2 a-na mu-ti-ša id-di-in-ma DUMU.MEŠ it-ta-la-ad wa-ar-ka-nu-um GEME2 ši-i it-ti be-el-ti-ša uš-ta-tam-ḫi-ir aš-šum DUMU.MEŠ ul-du be-le-sà a-na KUG.BABBAR ú-ul i-na-ad-di-iš-ši ab-bu-ut-tam i-ša-ak-ka-an-ši-ma it-ti GEME2.ḪI.A i-ma-an-nu-ši

Source: Huehnergard (2011, p. 441)

Normalization

šumma awīlum nadītam īḫuz-ma amtam ana mutīša iddim-ma mārī ittalad, warkānum amtum šī itti bēltīša uštatamḫir, aššum mārī uldu bēlessa ana kaspim ul inaddišši; abbuttam išakkaššī-ma itti amātim imannūši.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 123–124)

Translation

If a man married a nadītum and she gave her husband a slave and she has born children, (and) later on said slave has compared herself with her mistress, her mistress will not sell her, since she bore children; she will give her a slave’s hairstyle and include her with (the rest of) the slaves.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 124)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 146 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 2 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/146. [Accessed 13 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 2). § 146 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/146

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 146 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 2, 2023. Modified December 28, 2024. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/146.

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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