Hammurabi

See also: Ḫammurapi

English

Alternative forms

• Hammourabi

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (Ḫammurapi), from the Amorite ʻAmmurāpi, a compound of "ʻAmmu" (father) and "Rāpi" (healer).

Proper noun

Hammurabi

1. (historical) the sixth king of Babylon.

See also

• Code of Hammurabi