§ 182

Law § 182 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
If a father did not give a dowry to his daughter, a nadītum of Marduk of Babylon and record (it) in a document for her, after the father has passed on, she receives as her share of the property of the paternal estate her one-third inheritance along with her brothers, but she will perform no ilkum service; a nadītum of Marduk may give her inheritance wherever it is pleasing to her.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Inheritance

Cuneiform

Law § 182 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 25, col. R XV–XVI, lns. 76–96; 1)

Transliteration

šum-ma a-bu-um a-na DUMU.MUNUS-šu LUKUR dAMAR.UTU ša KÁ!(É).DINGIR.RAki še-ri-ik-tam la iš-ru-uk-ši-im ku-nu-kam la iš-ṭur-ši-im wa-ar-ka a-bu-um a-na ši-im-tim it-ta-al-ku i-na NÍG.GA É A.BA IGI.3.GÁL IBILA-ša it-ti aḫ-ḫi-ša i-za-az-ma il-kam ú-ul i-il-la-ak LUKUR dAMAR.UTU wa-ar-ka-sà e-ma e-li-ša ṭa-bu i-na-ad-di-in

Source: Huehnergard (2011, p. 292)

Normalization

šumma abum ana mārtīšu nadīt Marduk ša Bābilim šeriktam lā išrukšim kunukkam lā išṭuršim, warka abum ana šīmtim ittalku ina makkūr bīt abim šalušti aplūtīša itti aḫḫīša izâz-ma ilkam ul illak; nadīt Marduk warkassa ēma elīša ṭābu inaddin.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 69)

Translation

If a father did not give a dowry to his daughter, a nadītum of Marduk of Babylon and record (it) in a document for her, after the father has passed on, she receives as her share of the property of the paternal estate her one-third inheritance along with her brothers, but she will perform no ilkum service; a nadītum of Marduk may give her inheritance wherever it is pleasing to her.

Source: Huehnergard (2013, p. 69)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 182 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 4 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/182. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 4). § 182 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/182

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 182 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 4, 2023. Modified January 5, 2025. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/182.

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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