Hittite laws
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Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hittite law codes | 1 |
| Hittite laws canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734746 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hittite laws Context triple: [Hittite Empire, legalSystem, Hittite laws]
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A.
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
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B.
Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu is one of the oldest known law codes in history, originating from ancient Sumer under the rule of King Ur-Nammu and outlining early principles of justice and social order.
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C.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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D.
Pandectae
Pandectae is the comprehensive 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings that formed a central part of Emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis.
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E.
Qin law code
The Qin law code was the strict, centralized legal system of ancient China’s Qin dynasty that emphasized harsh punishments and state authority, laying the foundation for later imperial legal traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hittite laws Target entity description: Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
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A.
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
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B.
Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu is one of the oldest known law codes in history, originating from ancient Sumer under the rule of King Ur-Nammu and outlining early principles of justice and social order.
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C.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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D.
Pandectae
Pandectae is the comprehensive 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings that formed a central part of Emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis.
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E.
Qin law code
The Qin law code was the strict, centralized legal system of ancient China’s Qin dynasty that emphasized harsh punishments and state authority, laying the foundation for later imperial legal traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite text
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Near Eastern law code ⓘ ancient legal code ⓘ cuneiform text ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Hittite Empire
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surface form:
Hittite Kingdom
|
| appliesToPeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
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Neo-Hittite states ⓘ
surface form:
New Hittite Kingdom
Hittite Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Hittite Kingdom
|
| characteristic |
casuistic formulation
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emphasis on fines over capital punishment ⓘ relatively moderate punishments ⓘ |
| containsRegulationsOn |
agricultural regulations
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animal husbandry ⓘ assault ⓘ contracts ⓘ criminal law ⓘ damage to property ⓘ divorce ⓘ family law ⓘ homicide ⓘ inheritance ⓘ land tenure ⓘ marriage ⓘ property law ⓘ sexual offenses ⓘ slavery ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| culture |
Hittite (Nesite)
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surface form:
Hittite
|
| dateOfComposition | circa 17th century BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
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surface form:
Hattusa
|
| focusesOn |
protection of property
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regulation of family relations ⓘ regulation of social hierarchy ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Hittite archives
ⓘ
surface form:
royal archives of Hattusa
|
| influencedBy | Mesopotamian legal traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
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surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| legalPrinciple |
compensatory justice
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monetary compensation for injury ⓘ restitution for theft ⓘ |
| legalSystemOf |
Hittite Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite civilization
|
| preservedOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Code of Hammurabi
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Middle Assyrian Laws ⓘ Sumerian law codes ⓘ |
| revisedIn |
Middle Hittite period
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New Hittite period ⓘ |
| usesFormat | if-then clauses ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
Hittite (Nesite)
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surface form:
Hittite language
|
| writtenInScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hittite laws Description of subject: Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hittite law codes