Ḫammurapi

Akkadian

Etymology

An Amorite compound name probably containing the elements 𐎓𐎎 (ʿm, “a nation, a people, paternal ancestor”) + 𐎗𐎔𐎛 (rpỉ) or 𐎗𐎔𐎜 (rpủ, “healer”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈχam.mu.ra.pi/

Proper noun

Ḫammurapi m

1. Hammurabi, the sixth king of Babylon

   𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 𒈗 𒌦 𒋗𒈨𒊑𒅎 𒅇 𒀝𒅗𒁲𒅎

   [Ḫammurapi, šar māt Šumerîm u Akkadîm]

   ḫa-am-mu-ra-pi₂ LUGAL KALAM šu-me-ri-im u₃ ak-ka-di-im

   Ḫammurapi, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad

   𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 𒁹𒁶𒋫𒊏𒉺𒀾𒌈

   [Ḫammurapi: Kimtarapaštum]

   ^mḫa-am-mu-ra-pi₂ ^mkim-ta-ra-pa-aš₂-tum

   (the name) Ḫammurapi means "extensive family"

   (5R 44 i 21)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (ḫa-am-mu-ra-pi₂) 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (mḫa-am-mu-ra-pi₂)