Hammurabi

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proper noun

the sixth king of Babylon.

OriginAkkadian 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 ← Amorite *ʿAmmurāpi →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hammourabi

  1. historicalthe sixth king of Babylon.

    He gave a copy to his son Marduk, who passed it on to Hammurabi.

    1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 380

Origin

  1. Amorite*ʿAmmurāpi
  2. Akkadian𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉
  3. EnglishHammurabi

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

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APA

Hammurabi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hammurabi

MLA

“Hammurabi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hammurabi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hammurabi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hammurabi.

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