Code of Hammurabi
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code of Hammurabi canonical | 15 |
| Code of Hammurabi stele | 3 |
| Hammurabi’s Code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T285318 — 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: Code of Hammurabi Context triple: [Mesopotamia, developedLegalCode, Code of Hammurabi]
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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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B.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
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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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Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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E.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
- 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: Code of Hammurabi Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
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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.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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E.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian law code
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ancient legal code ⓘ cuneiform inscription ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Code of Hammurabi
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surface form:
Hammurabi’s Code
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| author | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| civilization |
Mesopotamia
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surface form:
Ancient Mesopotamia
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| containsEpilogue | yes ⓘ |
| containsPrologue | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Babylon
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surface form:
Babylonia
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| creator | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| currentCity | Paris ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 1754 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts | Hammurabi before the sun god Shamash ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Susa ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | French archaeological expedition ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
epilogue
ⓘ
laws ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Near Eastern legal traditions ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
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criminal law ⓘ economic regulation ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
lex talionis
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presumption of innocence ⓘ proportional punishment ⓘ social status–based penalties ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.25 meters ⓘ |
| material | diorite ⓘ |
| medium | diorite stele ⓘ |
| numberOfLaws | 282 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Babylon ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish justice in the land
ⓘ
to protect the weak from the strong ⓘ |
| reignOf | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Babylonian polytheism
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surface form:
Mesopotamian religion
|
| subjectMatter |
agriculture
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contracts ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ family law ⓘ inheritance ⓘ liability ⓘ property rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ trade ⓘ wages ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Old Babylonian Empire
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surface form:
Old Babylonian period
|
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Code of Hammurabi Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Code of Hammurabi stele
this entity surface form:
Hammurabi’s Code
this entity surface form:
Code of Hammurabi stele
this entity surface form:
Code of Hammurabi stele