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title: The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9172/the-hittite-laws-tablet-from-hattusa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9172.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9172.jpg)

## Image Caption

This tablet's text is one of the latest versions of the [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) laws text. In spite of some modifications (for example from the 16th century BCE versions), the articles of these two versions run parallel to each other. One of the articles: Article V // Bo. 2097 article 7: "If anyone blinds a free man in a quarrel, he shall give 1 mina of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/). If (only) his hand does wrong, he shall give 20 shekels." 13th century BCE, from Hattusa (Bogazkoy), in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, Turkey).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, September 03). The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9172/the-hittite-laws-tablet-from-hattusa/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 03, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9172/the-hittite-laws-tablet-from-hattusa/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9172/the-hittite-laws-tablet-from-hattusa/>.

## License & Copyright

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