The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon
The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.
Vol. III. English translations etc.
by Hammurabi King of Babylonia and Leonard William King
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The three-volume work is subtitled “The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.”
It was published in Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, Vol. II, III, and VIII.
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Volume I.: Introduction and the Babylonian texts. London : Luzac and Co., 1898.
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Volume II.: Babylonian texts, continued. London : Luzac and Co., 1900.
- Volume III.: English translations, etc. London : Luzac and Co., 1900.
See also: “Review of The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi” / by G. S. Goodspeed, in: The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, April, 1901, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 174–177 [in English].
Reprints are [s.l., s.n.], 1965 (private offset ed.); New York, AMS Press, 1976 (Hardcover); Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2006 (Paperback); ibid., 2007 (Hardcover); [s.l.], Lightning Source Inc., 2009; Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2010; etc.
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Table of Contents
Cornell University Library notice.
Page n3
Serial title: Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, Vol. III.". ... p. (i)
Page n8
Index: "Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series.". ... p. (ii)
Half title: "The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200.". ... p. (iii)
Frontispiece: Portrait sculpture of Hammurabi. ... p. (vi)
Main title. ... p. (vii)
Page n14
Imprint. ... p. (viii)
Preface. ... p. IX
Contents. ... p. XIII
Page n20
Introduction. ... p. XIX
Page n26
Transliterations and Translations:
Page n82
1.
I. Letters From Hammurabi to Sin-Idinnam.
Page n84
1.1.
I.I. Military Despatch concerning the Movement of Troops ... p. 3
1.2.
I.II. Directions for the Conveyance of certain Elamite Goddesses to Babylon ... p. 6
1.3.
I.III. Order for the Return of the Elamite Goddesses to their Shrines ... p. 10
1.4.
I.IV. Order for the Insertion of an Intercalary Month (A Second Elul) in the Calendar ... p. 12
1.5.
I.V. Orders to clear out the Damanum-Canal ... p. 14
1.6.
I.VI. Order to finish clearing out a Canal in the City of Erech ... p. 16
1.7.
I.VII. Directions concerning the Construction and Repair of Canals ... p. 18
1.8.
I.VIII. Order for the Investigation of a Charge of Bribery ... p. 20
1.9.
I.IX. Decree for the Restoration of Land illegally claimed by a Money-lender ... p. 23
1.10.
I.X. Decree for the Restoration of Property illegally claimed by a Money-lender ... p. 26
1.11.
I.XI. Decree for the Restoration of certain Land to Its rightful Owner ... p. 28
1.12.
I.XII. Order for the Restoration of certain Corn to its rightful Owner ... p. 29
1.13.
I.XIII. Order for the Repayment of a Loan of Corn with interest thereon .. 31
1.14.
I.XIV. Order for the Payment of the Rent of certain Land 33
1.15.
I.XV. Order for the Investigation of the Affairs of certain Officials of the Palace Gate ... p. 36
1.16.
I.XVI. Order for the Investigation of an Appeal to the King ... p. 38
1.17.
I.XVII. Order for the Trial of a Case before the King ... p. 40
1.18.
I.XVIII. Postponement of the Hearing of a Case to allow of the Observance of a Festival ... p. 42
1.19.
I.XIX. Summons of two Revenue-collectors to Babylon after Harvest ... p. 45
1.20.
I.XX. Letter concerning the Despatch of Monies to Babylon ... p. 48
1.21.
I.XXI. Enquiry concerning the Misappropriation of Temple Revenues ... p. 49
1.22.
I.XXII. Letter concerning the Cutting of Abba-Trees for use by the Workers in Metal ... p. 52
1.23.
I.XXIII. Order for the Transport of Dates and Sesame-seed to Babylon ... p. 54
1.24.
I.XXIV. Order for the Despatch of Corn to Babylon ... p. 56
1.25.
I.XXV. Order for the Despatch of certain Raiment and Oil ... p. 58
1.26.
I.XXVI. Order for Ship-captains to Proceed to Babylon with their Ships ... p. 60
1.27.
I.XXVII. Instructions for Providing Crews for Ships of Transport ... p. 62
1.28.
I.XXVIII. Instructions concerning Workmen and Sailors ... p. 65
1.29.
I.XXIX. Order for the Despatch of a Ship with Troops from the City of Ur ... p. 67
1.30.
I.XXX. Order for the Inspection of the Royal Flocks and Herds ... p. 68
1.31.
I.XXXI. Order for the Despatch of forty-seven Shepherds and for the Production of their Accounts ... p. 70
1.32.
I.XXXII. Summons of Temple-officials to Babylon that they may render their Accounts ... p. 75
1.33.
I.XXXIII. Order for the Appointment of additional Sheep-Shearers ... p. 77
1.34.
I.XXXIV. Part of a Letter concerning Arad-Samas and his Sheep ... p. 79
1.35.
I.XXXV. Directions for the Tending of Cattle and Sheep ... p. 80
1.36.
I.XXXVI. Order for the Transfer of a Company of Workmen From the City of Larsam ... p. 81
1.37.
I.XXXVII. Letter Announcing the Despatch of Labourers to Larsam and Directions for their Employment ... p. 82
1.38.
I.XXXVIII. Part of a Letter concerning the Transport of Slaves ... p. 83
1.39.
I.XXXIX. Directions concerning the Proper Treatment of Labourers ... p. 85
1.40.
I.XL. Part of a Letter concerning the Hire of Labourers ... p. 86
1.41.
I.XLI. Order for the Separate Despatch of seven Men to Babylon ... p. 87
1.42.
I.XLII. Letter summoning a Man From Larsam before the King ... p. 89
1.43.
I.XLIII. Letter summoning two Men from Larsam to Babylon ... p. 90
1.44.
I.XLIV. A Summons to Babylon 92
1.45.
I.XLV. A Summons before the King ... p. 93
1.46.
I.XLVI. An Urgent Summons before the King ... p. 94
1.47.
I.XLVII. Rebuke for Sending two Men of Erech to the King At Babylon 96
1.48.
I.XLVIII. Directions concerning the Restoration of certain Men to their former Employers ... p. 98
1.49.
I.XLIX. Directions concerning the Restoration of certain Men to their former Employers ... p. 101
1.50.
I.L. Directions for the Restoration of a Baker to the Post formerly held by him ... p. 103
1.51.
I.LI. Directions for the Restoration of a Patesi to his former Position ... p. 105
1.52.
I.LII. Directions for the Transfer of a Patesi to the Service of another Official ... p. 108
1.53.
I.LIII. Warrant for the Arrest of eight Men and Letter of Authority for bringing them before the King ... p. 110
1.54.
I.LIV. Warrant for the Arrest of three Officials of the Palace Gate ... p. 112
1.55.
I.LV. Warrant for the Arrest of eight Insubordinate Officials ... p. 114
2.
II. Letters of Samsu-iluna, King of Babylon.
Page n198
2.1.
I. Directions concerning the Transport of an Image of The Goddess Annunitum ... p. 117
2.2.
II. Directions for the Supply of Corn for the Temple of The Sun-god in the City of Larsam ... p. 119
2.3.
IIl Directions for the strict Observance of Fishing Rights ... p. 121
2.4.
IV. Letter concerning the Payment of Taxes ... p. 124
2.5.
V. Letter concerning the Strengthening of the Wall of Sippar-Amnanu ... p. 126
2.6.
VI. Part of a Letter to Ibni-Marduk, Sin-Idinnam, and the Judges of Sippar ... p. 128
3.
III. Letters of Abesu', King of Babylon.
Page n211
3.1.
III.I. Directions for Dealing with a Flood on the Irnina-Canal ... p. 130
3.2.
III.II. Order for the Return of an escaped female Slave ... p. 133
3.3.
III.III. Order for the Hearing of a Case at Babylon ... p. 135
3.4.
III.IV. Letter Announcing the Despatch of certain Messengers, etc. ... p. 137
3.5.
III.V. Order for the Payment of Tribute which Is overdue ... p. 139
3.6.
III.VI. Order for the Bringing of Tribute to the Palace ... p. 141
3.7.
III.VII. Order for the Payment of Tribute which Is Overdue ... p. 143
3.8.
III.VIII. Directions for the Harvesting of certain Corn .. 145
3.9.
III.IX. Order for the Despatch of a certain Priest and others to Babylon ... p. 147
3.1.
III.X. Part of a Letter to Marduk-Nasir and the Judges of Sippar ... p. 149
3.1.
III.XI. Letter to the Judges of Sippar concerning a Case which they have investigated ... p. 150
3.1.
III.XII. Order for the Payment of Taxes By certain Merchants Of Sippar ... p. 153
3.1.
III.XIII. Order for the Despatch of a Ship to bring Corn for the Palace ... p. 155
4.
IV. Letters of Ammiditana, King of Babylon.
Page n238
4.1.
IV.I. Order for the Despatch of Corn when the Omens are favourable ... p. 157
4.2.
IV.II. Order for the Payment of Tribute Which Is Overdue ... p. 160
5.
V. Letters of Ammizaduga, King of Babylon.
Page n243
5.1.
V.I. Summons to a Sheep-shearing ... p. 162
5.2.
V.II. Summons to a Sheep-shearing ... p. 164
5.3.
V.III. Summons to a Sheep-shearing ... p. 165
5.4.
V.IV. Summons to a Sheep-shearing ... p. 166
5.5.
V.V. Summons to a Sheep-shearing ... p. 167
6.
VI. Miscellaneous Letters.
Page n249
6.1.
VI.I. Letter from Sin-Idinnam to the President of the Court in Kutalla ... p. 168
6.2.
VI.II. Letter from Tabeiwadi and Mar-Samas to Ahatim, the Wife of Sin-Idinnam, Governor of Martu ... p. 169
7.
VII. Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
Page n253
7.1.
VII.I. Bilingual Inscription celebrating the Greatness of Hammurabi's Reign ... p. 172
7.2.
VII.II. Bilingual Inscription recording Improvements in the City of Sippar ... p. 177
7.3.
VII.III. Sumerian Inscription recording the Building of the Temple of the Sun-god in Larsam ... p. 180
7.4.
VII.IV. Sumerian Inscription upon Bricks from the Temple of the Sun-god in Larsam ... p. 183
7.5.
VII.V. Sumerian Inscription recording the Building of a Temple to the Goddess Ninni ... p. 184
7.6.
VII.VI. Inscription recording the Building of the Temple E-zida ... p. 186
7.7.
VII.VII. Inscription recording the Cutting of the Nuhus-Nisi Canal ... p. 188
7.8.
VII.VIII. Inscription recording the Building of a Granary in Babylon ... p. 192
7.9.
VII.IX. Inscription from the Palace of Hammurabi ... p. 194
7.10.
VII.X. Fragment of an Inscription ... p. 194
8.
VIII. Inscriptions referring to Hammurabi.
Page n276
8.1.
VIII.I. Votive Inscription in Sumerian ... p. 195
8.2.
VIII.II. Fragment of a Sumerian Inscription ... p. 197
8.3.
VIII.III. Fragment of a Sumerian Inscription ... p. 198
9.
IX. Inscriptions of Other Kings of the First Dynasty. ...
Page n280
9.1.
IX.I. Bilingual Inscription of Samsu-Iluna recording his Building Operations ... p. 199
9.2.
IX.II. Sumerian Inscription of Ammiditana ... p. 207
9.3.
IX.III. Sumerian Inscription referring to Ammizaduga ... p. 209
10.
X. Chronicle of the Kings of the First Dynasty. ...
Page n293
10.1.
X.I. Reign of Sumu-Abu ... p. 212
10.2.
X.II. Reign of Sumula-Ilu ... p. 214
10.3.
X.III. Reign of Zabum ... p. 220
10.4.
X.IV. Reign of Apil-Sin ... p. 222
10.5.
X.V. Reign of Sin-Muballit ... p. 224
10.6.
X.VI. Reign of Hammurabi ... p. 228
10.7.
X.VII. Reign of Samsu-Iluna ... p. 240
10.8.
X.VIII. Reign of Abesu' ... p. 248
10.9.
X.IX. Reign of Ammiditana ... p. 248
10.10.
X.X. Reign of Ammizaduga ... p. 252
10.11.
X.X. Summary From Chronicle B ... p. 252
Appendix. I. Inscription of Marduk-Sapik-Zerim, King of Babylon about B.C. 1100. II. Plan of Bit-Sippar-Lahrurum, made during the Period of the First Dynasty of Babylon ... p. 254
Page n335
Vocabularies and Indices.
Page n338
— I. Babylonian Vocabulary ... p. 259
Page n340
— II. Sumerian Vocabulary ... p. 297
Page n378
— III. Index to Registration Numbers ... p. 311
Page n392
— IV. Index to Texts and Transliterations ... p. 315
Page n396
— V. General Index ... p. 319
— V.a. General Index: A – H ... p. 319 – 324
Page n400
— V.b. General Index: I – P ... p. 324 – 330
Page n405
— V.c. General Index: R – Z ... p. 330 – 335
Page n411
Edition Notes
Short title: "The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200."
Includes indexes.
IA item "cu31924104781285" digitized from Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Reprinted [s.l., s.n.], 1965 (private offset ed.); New York, AMS Press, 1976 (Hardcover); Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2006 (Paperback); ibid., 2007 (Hardcover); [s.l.], Lightning Source Inc., 2009; Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2010; etc.
See also: “Review of The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi” / by G. S. Goodspeed, in: The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, April, 1901, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 174-177 [English].
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