Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient legal code
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| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:law
gptkb:EP Prologue |
| 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
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Codex Hammurabi
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent legal systems
|
| gptkbp:material |
diorite
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the earliest surviving codes of law
|
| gptkbp:numberOfFloors |
282
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| gptkbp:principle |
gptkb:lex_talionis
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate society
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Mesopotamia
|
| gptkbp:script |
cuneiform
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:family
gptkb:farmer gptkb:government_agency gptkb:law gptkb:law_enforcement gptkb:marriage gptkb:military gptkb:murder gptkb:crime agriculture commerce flood control irrigation justice public order slavery social justice taxation trade women's rights civil law kidnapping loans debt inheritance property damage social class wages land ownership property law adultery false accusation punitive damages adoption animal husbandry children's rights royal authority contracts price controls compensation witnesses fees judicial process interest rates business practices inheritance law oaths punishments legal precedent 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 |
6
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