Lipit-Ishtar
E819001
Lipit-Ishtar was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Isin, best known for issuing one of the earliest surviving law codes that predated and influenced the Code of Hammurabi.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lipit-Ishtar canonical | 7 |
| Lipit-Eshtar | 1 |
| Lipit-Ishtar of Isin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9661510 — 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: Lipit-Ishtar Context triple: [Code of Lipit-Ishtar, namedAfter, Lipit-Ishtar]
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A.
Tarḫunna
Tarḫunna is the chief storm god of the Hittite pantheon, associated with thunder, rain, and kingship.
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B.
Ninshubur
Ninshubur is a Mesopotamian deity known primarily as the loyal sukkal (divine vizier and attendant) and messenger of the goddess Inanna.
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C.
Shamhat
Shamhat is a pivotal character in the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, a temple prostitute whose civilizing encounter with Enkidu sets the main events of the story in motion.
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D.
Puabi
Puabi was a prominent Sumerian queen or high priestess from the Early Dynastic period, best known for her richly furnished tomb discovered at the ancient city of Ur.
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E.
Inshushinak
Inshushinak is an ancient Elamite god associated with the city of Susa, often revered as a chief deity linked to justice, the underworld, and the protection of the state.
- 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: Lipit-Ishtar Target entity description: Lipit-Ishtar was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Isin, best known for issuing one of the earliest surviving law codes that predated and influenced the Code of Hammurabi.
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A.
Tarḫunna
Tarḫunna is the chief storm god of the Hittite pantheon, associated with thunder, rain, and kingship.
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B.
Ninshubur
Ninshubur is a Mesopotamian deity known primarily as the loyal sukkal (divine vizier and attendant) and messenger of the goddess Inanna.
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C.
Shamhat
Shamhat is a pivotal character in the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, a temple prostitute whose civilizing encounter with Enkidu sets the main events of the story in motion.
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D.
Puabi
Puabi was a prominent Sumerian queen or high priestess from the Early Dynastic period, best known for her richly furnished tomb discovered at the ancient city of Ur.
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E.
Inshushinak
Inshushinak is an ancient Elamite god associated with the city of Susa, often revered as a chief deity linked to justice, the underworld, and the protection of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Enlil
ⓘ
Ishtar ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
Utu ⓘ |
| capital | Isin ⓘ |
| country | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| dynasty | First Dynasty of Isin ⓘ |
| era |
Old Babylonian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
| floruit | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasGenreInscriptions |
royal hymns
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ royal praise poems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lipit-Ishtar law code
ⓘ
early Mesopotamian legislation ⓘ influencing the Code of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| language |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalCodeContains |
provisions on damages and compensation
ⓘ
provisions on inheritance ⓘ provisions on marriage and family law ⓘ provisions on property law ⓘ provisions on slavery ⓘ |
| legalCodeForm | cuneiform inscription ⓘ |
| legalCodeIssued | Code of Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| legalCodeLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalCodeMedium | clay tablet ⓘ |
| legalCodePreceded | Code of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| legalCodePurpose |
establish justice in the land
ⓘ
protect the weak from the strong ⓘ |
| legalCodeType | law code ⓘ |
| name | Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| notableWork | Code of Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Isin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishbi-Erra of Isin
king of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ishme-Dagan of Isin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishme-Dagan I
|
| regionRuled | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignedOver |
Akkad
ⓘ
Isin ⓘ Sumer ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
cuneiform tablets
ⓘ
royal inscriptions from Isin ⓘ |
| successor | Ur-Ninurta ⓘ |
| title |
king of Isin
ⓘ
king of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ mighty king ⓘ shepherd of the people ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lipit-Ishtar Description of subject: Lipit-Ishtar was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Isin, best known for issuing one of the earliest surviving law codes that predated and influenced the Code of Hammurabi.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lipit-Ishtar
linked to: Lipit-Ishtar