Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ancient_legal_code
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| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Prologue
gptkb:law gptkb:EP |
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Babylon
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Hammurabi
|
| gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
|
| gptkbp:dateCreated |
circa 1754 BCE
|
| gptkbp:depicts |
Hammurabi receiving laws from Shamash
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:Susa
1901 |
| gptkbp:hasInscription |
diorite stele
|
| gptkbp:height |
2.25 meters
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent legal systems
|
| gptkbp:material |
diorite
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the earliest surviving codes of law
|
| gptkbp:numberOfFloors |
282
|
| gptkbp:principle |
gptkb:lex_talionis
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate society
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Mesopotamia
|
| gptkbp:script |
cuneiform
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:compensation
gptkb:social_class gptkb:family gptkb:farmer gptkb:government_agency gptkb:law gptkb:law_enforcement gptkb:marriage gptkb:military gptkb:murder gptkb:false_accusation gptkb:crime gptkb:kidnapping gptkb:legal_precedent agriculture commerce flood control irrigation justice public order slavery social justice taxation trade women's rights civil law loans debt inheritance property damage wages land ownership property law adultery punitive damages adoption animal husbandry children's rights royal authority contracts price controls witnesses fees judicial process interest rates business practices inheritance law oaths punishments divine authority liability weights and measures trial by ordeal canal maintenance court procedures tenant farming medical malpractice market regulations urban regulations slave rights builders' liability interest regulation |
| gptkbp:writtenBy |
Akkadian
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mesopotamien
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Codex Hammurabi
|