§ 234

Law § 234 of Hammurabi's Code

Summary
the cost of renting a certain boat size is one shekel of silver.
Translation
If a boat-builder has caulked a boat of 60 kur capacity for a man, he shall give him one shekel of silver as his fee.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Compensation and Fees

Cuneiform

Law § 234 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 29, col. R XX, lns. 4–9)

Transliteration

šum-ma malaḫum elippi LX GUR a-na a-wi-lim ip-ḫi II šiḳil kaspim a-na ḳi-iš-ti-šu i-na-ad-di-iš-šum

Source: Abulhab (2017, p. 95)

Normalization

šumma malāḫum elep 60 kur ana awīlim ipḫe, 2 šiqil kaspam ana qīštišu inaddiššum.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 108)

Translation

If a boat-builder has caulked a boat of 60 kur capacity for a man, he shall give him one shekel of silver as his fee.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 109)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 234 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 6 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/234. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 6). § 234 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/234

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 234 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 6, 2023. Modified January 12, 2025. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/234.

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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