§ 266

Law § 266 of Hammurabi's Code

Translation
If there has been an act of god78 in a sheepfold or a lion has made a kill, the shepherd shall absolve himself in the presence of the god, and the owner of the sheepfold shall accept from him the damage in the sheepfold79.
Law Code
Law Code of Hammurabi
Law Group
Labor, Equipment, Fees

Cuneiform

Law § 266 - Cuneiform - Law Code of Hammurabi

Source: Bergmann (1953, p. 31, col. R XXII, lns. 76–81)

Transliteration

šum-ma i-na tarbaṣim li-bi-it i-lim it-tab-ši u lu UR.MAH id-du-uk brêʾum ma-ḫar ilim u-ub-ba-am-ma mi-ki-it-ti tarbaṣim be-el tarbaṣim i-maḫ-ḫar-šu

Source: Abulhab (2017, p. 103)

Normalization

šumma ina tarbaṣim 360lipit ilim* ittabši u lu nēšum iddûk, rēʾûm maḫar ilim ubbamma miqitti tarbaṣim bēl tarbaṣim imaḫḫaršu.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 114)

Translation

If there has been an act of god78 in a sheepfold or a lion has made a kill, the shepherd shall absolve himself in the presence of the god, and the owner of the sheepfold shall accept from him the damage in the sheepfold79.

Source: Richardson (2004, p. 115)

Citation

MLA 9

Dedović, B. "§ 266 - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 7 Nov. 2023, ehlaw.org/law/266. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2023, November 7). § 266 - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/law/266

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "§ 266 - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created November 7, 2023. Modified January 19, 2025. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/law/266.

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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