Hittite law

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient legal system
gptkbp:date c. 1650–1100 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Hattusa
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:family
gptkb:crime
slavery
property law
compensation for injury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hittite law
gptkbp:influenced later Anatolian legal traditions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Old_Babylonian_law
gptkbp:language Assyrian
gptkbp:notableFor milder penalties compared to other ancient laws
use of fines instead of death penalty
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Anatolia
gptkbp:preservedIn clay tablets
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
gptkbp:source gptkb:Hittite_Laws_tablets
gptkbp:studiedBy Assyriologists
legal historians
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:writtenBy cuneiform script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hittite_royal_seals
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6