šāpiṭu (English spelling) sapitu

Japanese: šāpiṭu(英語表記)sapitu
šāpiṭu (English spelling) sapitu

… In the Syrian kingdom of Mari, trials were conducted in a similar manner to those in Mesopotamia in the first half of the 2nd millennium BC. The king had supreme judicial power, but the local governors, especially the šāpiṭu, played a wide range of roles. Police power was developed, and criminals were sometimes sent to prisons (neparu) or penal labor camps in several places, including the capital. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "šāpiṭu" are listed below.

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Japanese:

… 一方,シリアのマリ王国でも,前2千年紀前半,メソポタミアとほぼ同様の手続で裁判が行われていた。国王に最高裁判権があるがとくに地方行政長官šāpiṭuが広範に活躍した。警察権が発達し,犯罪者は首都をはじめ数ヵ所にある刑務所nēparuや懲役労働場に送り込まれることもあった。…

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