The correct name of a King:
Is it Hammurabi or Hammurapi?
Hammurapi, the king of Babylon who created the Babylonian Empire, was an Amurru, one of the desert people called Amorite in the Bible.
However, when his name, 'Hammurapi,' was first translated, it was translated as if it were Akkadian, which produced, 'Hammurabi.' Nineteenth century and many twentieth century texts show his name as Hammurabi.
However, it is now generally agreed that the 'b' should have been 'p' and that his name was actually Hammurapi.
In Amurru, HAMMU="maternal uncle" and RAPI="healer," which translates as 'kind uncle.'
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