Transcription of THE CODE OF HAMMURABI - general-intelligence.com
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THE code OF. HAMMURABI . Translated by L. W. King c Paulo J. S. Pereira, MMXI. The text of this work is based on the 1915 translation by L. W. King, which is now in the public domain. The typography and formatting are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs Unported License. Please send comments and suggestions for improvement to Revision : PROLOGUE. When Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land, assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, domin- ion over earthly man, and made him great among the Igigi, they called Babylon by his illustrious name, made it great on earth, and founded an everlasting kingdom in it, whose foundations are laid so solidly as those of heaven and earth; then Anu and Bel called by name me, HAMMURABI , the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to de- stroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak; so that I should rule over the black-headed people like Shamash, and enlighten the land, to further the well-being of mankind.
PROLOGUE When Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land, assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, domin-
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