Definition
Babylonian king (r. 1792-1750 BCE) famous for creating one of the world's first written legal codes, establishing the principle of proportional justice with laws like 'an eye for an eye.'
Etymology
From Akkadian 'Hammurapi,' possibly meaning 'the kinsman is a healer' or 'the god Ammu is great.' His name became synonymous with ancient law-giving and justice in historical literature.
Kelly Says
Hammurabi didn't just make laws - he invented legal advertising! His code was carved on a massive stone pillar and placed in public so everyone could see it, making it history's first 'billboard law' and establishing that ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሃምሙራቢ
ham-mu-ra-bi
ARالعربية
حامورابى
ḥāmu-rābī
BNবাংলা
হাম্মুরাবী
ham-mu-ra-bee
CACatalà
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
CSČeština
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
DADansk
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
DEDeutsch
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bee
ELΕλληνικά
Χαμμουραπί
ham-mu-ra-pee
ESEspañol
Hamurabi
a-muh-RA-bee
FAفارسی
حمurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
FISuomi
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
FRFrançais
Hammurabi
a-muh-ra-bee
GUGU
હમ્મુરાબી
ham-mu-ra-bee
HAHA
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
HEעברית
חַמְמוֹרַבִי
ḥam-mo-ra-bi
HIहिन्दी
हम्मुराबी
ham-mu-ra-bee
HUMagyar
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
IGIG
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
ITItaliano
Hammurabi
a-muh-ra-bee
KKKK
Хәммүрәбі
ham-mu-ra-bee
KMKM
ហម្មុរ៉ាបី
ham-mu-ra-bee
KO한국어
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
MRMR
हॅमूरबी
ham-mu-ra-bee
MSBahasa Melayu
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
MYမြန်မာ
ဟမ်မူရပီ
ham-mu-ra-bee
NLNederlands
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bee
NONorsk
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
PAPA
ਹਮੂਰਬੀ
ham-mu-ra-bee
PLPolski
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
PTPortuguês
Hamurabi
a-mu-ra-bee
RORomână
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
RUРусский
Хаммурапи
ham-mu-ra-pi
SVSvenska
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
SWKiswahili
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
TAதமிழ்
ஹாம்முராபீ
ham-mu-ra-bee
TEతెలుగు
హమ్మురాబీ
ham-mu-ra-bee
THไทย
ฮัมมูราบี
ham-mu-ra-bee
TLTL
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
TRTürkçe
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
UKУкраїнська
Хаммурапі
ham-mu-ra-pi
URاردو
ھامورابی
ham-mu-ra-bee
VITiếng Việt
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
YOYO
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi
ZUZU
Hammurabi
ham-mu-ra-bi