ancient Near Eastern law collection
C5560
concept
An ancient Near Eastern law collection is a compiled set of legal rules, case decisions, and royal decrees from early civilizations such as Mesopotamia, intended to articulate social norms, regulate behavior, and legitimize authority.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancient legal code | 5 |
| Assyrian law code | 1 |
| Babylonian law code | 1 |
| Mesopotamian law code | 1 |
| Near Eastern law code | 1 |
| ancient Near Eastern law collection canonical | 1 |
| ancient law code | 1 |
| inscribed law code | 1 |
| priestly law collection | 1 |
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Input
Class: ancient Near Eastern law collection
Generated description
An ancient Near Eastern law collection is a compiled set of legal rules, case decisions, and royal decrees from early civilizations such as Mesopotamia, intended to articulate social norms, regulate behavior, and legitimize authority.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Covenant Code | — |
| Hittite laws | ancient legal code |
| Middle Assyrian Laws | ancient legal code |
| Code of Lipit-Ishtar | ancient legal code |
| Code of Ur-Nammu | ancient law code |
| Code of Hammurabi | ancient legal code |
| Eight Prohibitions | ancient legal code |
| Code of Hammurabi stele | inscribed law code |
| Priestly code | priestly law collection |