eHammurabi

A comprehensive digital version of the Law Code of Hammurabi

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A comprehensive digital version of the Law Code of Hammurabi

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eHammurabi provides the entire text of Hammurabi's Law Code: cuneiform signs, transliteration, normalization, and English translations. Tools like MultiView allow you to compare up to seven sources for a given translation, and so much more.

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Launch tags:History Books•Education•Online Learning

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This product was built because nothing like it existed.

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2yr ago

Awesome! The simplicity of the app allows a non-academic like me to navigate without being overwhelmed and find useful information.

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2yr ago

eHammurabi

Maker

@dr_mike_lorence we really appreciate you mentioning the simplicity of the interface and how we packaged contents. As a student, that same feeling of being overwhelmed applies as well. We tried to make eHammurabi more approachable by building out the glossary and dictionary to provide simple explanations for things using simple English words. By aggregating all those data, we also reduce barriers to entry for people that do not even know the print resources exist. We basically digitized 90% of the stuff on the website that has never been digitized before. We still have more work to do, and we are excited to do it. Thanks again for the kind words.

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2yr ago

Superjoin

Congrats on the launch! This is fantastic. More than the application, I appreciate the concept, has great potentials!

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2yr ago

eHammurabi

Maker

@saai_03 thank you so much. We really appreciate this.

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2yr ago

I find the fictional languages of the Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings fascinating. eHammurabi with all its translations is a gem of a find. Thank you for building it and congrats on the launch!

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2yr ago

eHammurabi

Maker

@succession_equity_group thank you!

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2yr ago

Vivago

Congratulations on the launch of eHammurabi on Product Hunt! This is truly remarkable, great job on bringing this important piece of history to the digital age!

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2yr ago

eHammurabi

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@zhuizhui our entire team appreciates your kind words. While we believe that our humble contribution is innovative, we admit that our ideas built upon formats and standards from those great scholars who came before us. We appreciate your enthusiasm for ancient languages very much!

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2yr ago

Telebugs

eHammurabi sounds like a fantastic resource for anyone interested in ancient law codes. How accurate are the translations, and are there any plans to include additional ancient legal texts in the future? Congrats on the launch!

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2yr ago

eHammurabi

Maker

@kyrylosilin thanks for the comment! The translations are aggregations from up to seven sources that were hand-picked by our staff. The translations selected are from the most reputable scholars in Mesopotamian law. However, their accuracy depends on the difficulty of the translation, artifact damage, and other factors. In general, our understanding of Akkadian is pretty strong. We should appreciate your question about translation accuracy with high interest because the eHammurabi product itself was built for students and experts who wanted to compare multiple prior translations before publishing their own in books and articles. Such a tool did not exist until eHammurabi, especially our MultiView product; consequently, we hope that our minor contribution will help future generations of students and scholars as they produce better and more accurate translations. We are considering adding more legal texts in the future. At present, we have a roadmap for completing Hammurabi's Law Code in full. This includes glossary entries for definitions, dictionary entries for each and every word (so that we can build beautiful charts and data tables), and other critical contents of interest. After that, we look forward to considering other ancient legal texts with high interest. Thanks again for your comment and kind words.

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2yr ago

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