EVIDENCES OP THE MIGRATION OF ABRAM. 



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SEMITIC INSCRIPTION OF KHAMMURABI. 



This inscription was obtained from Babylon by Mr. Shem- 

 tob in 1879, and is now in the Muses du Louvre. I published 

 a translation of it in June, 1879, in the Builder, and it has 

 since been published by M. M^nant, ^'^Une Nouvelle Inscription 

 de Hammurabi, roi de Babylon (XVI ° siecle avant J.C.) :'' 

 Recueil de Travaux rel. a la PhiloL, etc., ii. 76. 



1. A-NA (Ilu) Marduk 



BE-LI-IV 



EA-BI-IV 

 NA-DI-IN KHE-aALLI 



5. A-NA ILI 



BE-EL Bit Sag-ila 

 u Bit Zida 



BIL-NI-SU 



Kha-am-mu-ka-bi 

 10. na-bi-uv 



A-NAM. 



[na-ra]* mu 

 [sa]* (Ilu) Bel 

 [mi]* gi-ie 



15. (Ilu) Samas 



EEU NA-RA-AM 



(Ilu) Marduk 



SAREU DALUMt 

 SAE NISI 



Su-ME-RIV 



u Ak-ka-di-iv 



SAE KI-IP-EA-TIV 



5. ae-ba-iv 



i-NU (Ilu) Bel 

 mata-u-nisi 

 a-na-be-li-iv 

 id-di-nu-suv 



10. zi-ie-ra-zi-na 



a-na ga-ti-su 



U-MA-AL-LI-SAM 



To Merodach 

 The great Lord 



Griver of fertility 



From the gods 

 Lord of Bit Sagila 

 and Bit Zida 

 His lord 

 Khammurabi 



Proclaimed one 

 of Anu 

 [belovedj 

 of Bel 

 Worshipper 



Of Samas 



The Prince beloved 



Of Merodach. 



The Powerful King. 



King of the people of 



Sumir 



and Akkad 



King of the four 



quarters 



When Bel 



the land and people 



to his dominion. 



He gave him 



(And) their seed 

 to his hand 

 Entrusted it 



■"■ Broken portion of the stone. t See Note on page 97. 



