Hammurabi

See also: Ḫammurapi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (/⁠Ḫammurapi⁠/), from Amorite *ʿAmmurāpi, a compound *ʿammu (“father”) +‎ *āpi (“healer”).

Proper noun

Hammurabi

  1. (historical) the sixth king of Babylon.
    • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 380:
      He gave a copy to his son Marduk, who passed it on to Hammurabi.

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