§ 176

Law § 176 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation

And if a palace slave or a muškēnum’s slave married a daughter of an awīlum and when he married her she entered the house of the palace slave or muškēnum’s slave with a dowry from (lit., of) her father’s estate and afterward, after they were joined, made a home, (and) acquired property, the palace slave or the muškēnum’s slave passed on, the awīlum’s daughter will receive her dowry; further, whatever her husband and she acquired after they were joined will be divided in two, and the slave’s owner will receive half (and) the awīlum’s daughter will receive half for her children.

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Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 23, col. R XIII–XIV, lns. 69–92; 1–21)

Transliteration

ù šum-ma ÌR É.GAL ù lu ÌR MAŠ.EN.GAG DUMU.MUNUS a-wi-lim i-ḫu-uz-ma i-nu-ma i-ḫu-zu-ši qá-du-um še-ri-ik-tim ša É a-bi-ša a-na É ÌR É.GAL ù lu ÌR MAŠ.EN.GAG i-ru-ub-ma iš-tu in-ne-em-du É i-pu-šu bi-ša-am ir-šu-ú wa-ar-ka-nu-um-ma lu ÌR É.GAL ù lu ÌR MAŠ.EN.GAG a-na ši-im-tim it-ta-la-ak DUMU.MUNUS a-wi-lim še-ri-ik-ta-ša i-le-qé ù mi-im-ma ša mu-sà ù ši-i iš-tu in-ne-em-du ir-šu-ú a-na ši-ni-šu i-zu-uz-zu-ma mi-iš-lam be-el ÌR i-le-qé mi-iš-lam DUMU.MUNUS a-wi-lim a-na DUMU.MEŠ-ša i-le-qé

Source: Huehnergard (2011, p. 384)

Normalization

u šumma warad ekallim ū lū warad muškēnim mārat awīlim īḫuz-ma inūma īḫuzūši qadum šeriktim ša bīt abīša ana bīt warad ekallim ū lū warad muškēnim īrum-ma ištu innemdū bītam īpušū bīšam iršû warkānum-ma lū warad ekallim ū lū warad muškēnim ana šīmtim ittalak mārat awīlim šeriktaša ileqqe; u mimma ša mussa u šī ištu innemdū iršû ana šinīšu izuzzū-ma mišlam bēl wardim ileqqe mišlam mārat awīlim ana mārīša ileqqe.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 101)

Translation

And if a palace slave or a muškēnum’s slave married a daughter of an awīlum and when he married her she entered the house of the palace slave or muškēnum’s slave with a dowry from (lit., of) her father’s estate and afterward, after they were joined, made a home, (and) acquired property, the palace slave or the muškēnum’s slave passed on, the awīlum’s daughter will receive her dowry; further, whatever her husband and she acquired after they were joined will be divided in two, and the slave’s owner will receive half (and) the awīlum’s daughter will receive half for her children.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 101)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 176 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 4 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/176. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 4). § 176 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/176

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 176 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 4, 2023. Modified January 4, 2025. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/176.

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]

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

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

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Law § 176 of Hammurabi's Code

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