Akkadian

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Etymology

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An Amorite compound name ʿAmmurāpi probably containing the elements *ʿammu (a nation, a people, paternal ancestor) +‎ *rāpi (healer).

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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)
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