Hammurabi's Stele

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:artifact
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ancient_Babylon
gptkbp:conservation_efforts clay tablet form
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Hammurabi
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of justice
gptkbp:depicts Hammurabi receiving laws from Shamash
gptkbp:discovered_by French archaeologists
gptkbp:features gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:function legal monument
gptkbp:height 2.25 meters
gptkbp:historical_context Old Babylonian period
gptkbp:historical_impact foundation for legal principles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hammurabi's Stele
gptkbp:influenced subsequent legal systems
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
cuneiform
gptkbp:language gptkb:Akkadian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkbp:material basalt
gptkbp:notable_feature the principle of 'an eye for an eye'
gptkbp:publishes multiple copies
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest written legal codes
gptkbp:style ancient Mesopotamian art
gptkbp:width 1.75 meters
gptkbp:year_created circa 1754 BC