argileye
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Post by argileye on Jul 24, 2013 12:13:00 GMT -5
First of all, I wanted to say that you have a great forum here and I that a lot of the active members are just amazing! And second, I have to warn you that this is a silly request and I would not be surprised if the topic will be moved or eventually, removed completely. So I apologise beforehand. I am a law student and I have been planning for a long time to get a cuneiform tattoo. It’s an extract from the Code of Hammurabi, more precisely, from the Prologue: mīšaram ina mātim ana šupîm – to cause justice to prevail in the land, raggam u ṣēnam ana hulluqim – to destroy the wicked and the evil, dannum enšam ana lā habālim – to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak. A friend has helped me identify the exact fragment in cuneiform script from a translation by Robert Francis Harper. I am attaching this original file to this message, together with the corresponding translation. Now my two requests: Could you confirm that this is indeed the aforementioned fragment? And, Could you please indicate the correct orientation of the text? I have no clue whatsoever if the columns and the figures are in correct order. Also, why in this particular translation, the columns appear horizontally, I realised that on the actual column, they are obviously vertical. I would immensely appreciate your help guys. Also, it would help if you could point out a higher resolution translation of the text so I can get a better impression of the figures. I thank you in advance! Attachments:
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Jul 24, 2013 12:35:48 GMT -5
Hello argileye: Thanks for your comments and yes we can certainly assist with this request. I can tell you that your cuneiform does indeed spell out the Akkadian text you have provided. Before Sheshki or myself (or others) might respond in detail, I was hoping that you might copy the text of your post and repost it onto another thread - the reason is because this thread has a long history of dealing with cuneiform and with cuneiform tattoos and this would be a great addition to that log. The thread in question can be found here: Cuneiform Diaries To avoid having to type anything out again, just go to the post you have already made above - click the "modify post" button in the top right corner of the post - copy your entire post - then on the cuneiform diaries thread, hit the reply button at the bottom of thread (right side) , and paste the content of your original thread into your reply. It will be relatively straight forward to confirm your material and clarify the details in question. But we'd like this question to be part of the ongoing log of cuneiform tattoo ideas to come through here Best Regards
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argileye
dubsartur (junior scribe)
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Post by argileye on Jul 24, 2013 13:05:12 GMT -5
Many thanks, us4-he2-gal2!
I have effectively posted my query in the suggested thread.
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