Definitions of u

  • u "conj. and; indistinguisable in writing from ū, or. abim u ummim, father and mother; eqlim kirîm u bītim, a field, an orchard or a house; eleppašu u mimmašu ḫalqam, a boat or something else that is lost; awīlum šû iddâk u ša šurqam ina qātišu imḫuru iddâk, that man shall be put to death and the one who received the lost property into his possession shall be put to death; u lu = ūlū, see lu."
    Source: Richardson (2014, p. 338). [About this source] [Read on OMNIKA]

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u in the Law Code of Hammurabi

The Akkadian word u appears in at least 4 provision(s) within Hammurabi's code:

  • § 10 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma šayyāmānum nādin iddinūšum u šībī ša ina maḫrīšunu išāmu lā itbalam, bēl ḫulqim-ma šībī mūde ḫulqīšu itbalam, šayyāmānum šarrāq iddâk; bēl ḫulqim ḫuluqšu ileqqe.
  • § 4 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma ana šībūt êm u kaspim uṣiam, aran dīnim šuāti ittanašši.
  • § 5 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma dayyānum dīnam idīn, purussâm iprus, kunukkam ušēzib, warkānum-ma dīššu īteni, dayyānam šuāti ina dīn idīnu enêm ukannūšū-ma rugummâm ša ina dīnim šuāti ibbaššû adi šinšerīšu inaddin; u ina puḫrim ina kussi dayyānūtīšu ušetbûšû-ma ul itâr-ma itti dayyānī ina dīnim ul uššab.
  • § 9 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma awīlum ša mimmûšu ḫalqu mimmâšu ḫalqam ina qāti/qātī awīlim iṣṣabat, awīlum ša ḫulqum ina qātīšu ṣabtu "nādinānum-mi iddinam; maḫar šībī-mi ašām" iqtabi, u bēl ḫulqim "šībī mūde ḫulqīyā-mi lublam" iqtabi, šayyāmānum nādin iddinūšum u šībī ša ina maḫrīšunu išāmu itbalam u bēl ḫulqim šībī mūde ḫulqīšu itbalam, dayyānū awâtīšunu immarū-ma šībū ša maḫrīšunu šīmum iššāmu u šībū mūde ḫulqim mūdûssunu maḫar ilim iqabbû-ma nādinānum šarrāq; iddâk; bēl ḫulqim ḫuluqšu ileqqe; šayyāmānum ina bīt nādinānim kasap išqulu ileqqe.

Citation

Dedović, B. "u - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 29 Mar. 2024, ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/u. [Accessed 18 May. 2024]

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Dedović, Boban. "u - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created March 29, 2024. Modified March 29, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/u.

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Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2011.

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Lauffenburger, Olivier. "AAF Assyrian Dictionary." France: Association Assyrophile de France. Accessed August 28, 2023. https://www.assyrianlanguages.org. [Visit]

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Richardson, Mervyn E.J. A Comprehensive Grammar to Hammurabi's Stele. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014.

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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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