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HAMMURABI

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History

Pronounced: ham-ə-RAH-bee (English)  [key]

From the Akkadian name Hammu-rapi, possibly derived from Amorite meaning "uncle is a healer". This was the name of an 18th-century BC king of Babylon who conquered Sumer and Akkad. He is also known for devising a written code of laws.


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