Etymology

Hammurabi

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Today it means: the sixth king of Babylon. Full definition →

Akkadian 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 ← Amorite *ʿAmmurāpi
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The story

  1. Amorite · derived from*ʿAmmurāpi
  2. Akkadian · derived from𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉
  3. English todayHammurabi

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

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