Definitions of šiqlu

  • šiqlu "nom. measure for silver, shekel. 2 šiqil kaspam bēl wardim inaddiššum, the owner of the slave shall pay him two shekels of silver; ana asîm 2 šiqil kaspam inaddin, he shall give the physician two shekels of silver; 5 šiqil kaspam ana bēl epinnim inaddin, he shall give five shekels of silver to the owner of the plough."
    Source: Richardson (2014, p. 333). [About this source] [Read on OMNIKA]

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šiqlu in the Law Code of Hammurabi

The Akkadian word šiqlu appears in at least 3 provision(s) within Hammurabi's code:

  • § 17 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma awīlum lū wardam lū amtam ḫalqam ina ṣērim iṣbat-ma ana bēlīšu irtedeaššu, šinā šiqil kaspam bēl wardim inaddiššum
  • § 24 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma napištum, ālum u rabiānum ištēn manā kaspam ana nišīšu išaqqalū.
  • § 277 : (normalized Akkadian) šumma awīlum elep šūš kurrī īgur ina ištēn ūmim šuduš/šeššat kaspam idīša inaddin.

Citation

Dedović, B. "šiqlu - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Dec. 2023, ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/šiqlu. [Accessed 18 May. 2024]

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Dedović, B. (2023, December 18). šiqlu - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/šiqlu

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Dedović, Boban. "šiqlu - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created December 18, 2023. Modified February 28, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/šiqlu.

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Bibliography

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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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "PsychLing: Psycholinguistics Portal." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Accessed February 28, 2024. https://psycholinguistics.org. [Visit]

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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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