Ancient Near Eastern law codes
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:feature |
gptkb:family
gptkb:crime gptkb:casuistic_law gptkb:retributive_justice auto show fines capital punishment property law compensation social stratification inheritance law marriage law oaths contract law divine authority divorce law trial by ordeal adoption law witness testimony prologue and epilogue slavery regulation differentiated penalties by social class king as lawgiver penalties for theft penalties for violence protection of the weak |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ancient Near Eastern law codes
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| gptkbp:influenced |
later legal traditions
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
customary law
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| gptkbp:language |
Akkadian
Assyrian Babylonian Sumerian |
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:statue
cuneiform tablets |
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Code_of_Lipit-Ishtar
gptkb:Laws_of_Eshnunna gptkb:Middle_Assyrian_Laws gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi gptkb:Code_of_Ur-Nammu gptkb:Hittite_laws |
| gptkbp:period |
Bronze Age
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| gptkbp:purpose |
establish justice
regulate society define punishments |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Ancient_Near_East
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| gptkbp:writingSystem |
cuneiform
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Law_of_Moses
gptkb:Laws_of_Moses gptkb:Covenant_Code gptkb:Book_of_the_Covenant |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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