Ḫammurapi

Akkadian

Etymology

An Amorite compound name *ʿAmmurāpi probably containing the elements *ʿammu (“a nation, a people, paternal ancestor”) +‎ *rāpi (“healer”). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎓𐎎𐎗𐎔𐎛 (ʿmrpỉ /⁠ʿAmmurāpʾi⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχam.mu.ra.pi/

Proper noun

Ḫammurapi m

  1. a male given name: 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)

Alternative forms

  • Ammurapu
  • Ḫammurapu
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒁹𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁍 (mam-mu-ra-pu)
  • 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒉿 (mḫa-am-mu-ra-pi)
  • 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (mḫa-am-mu-ra-pi₂)
  • 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁍 (mḫa-am-mu-ra-pu)
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