Hittite law codes

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hattusili_III
gptkb:Suppiluliuma_I
gptkb:Hattusa
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Hittite_kings
Hittite scribes
Hittite officials
gptkbp:conservation_efforts clay tablets
temple records
Hittite archives
royal libraries
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects Hittite economy
reflects Hittite governance
reflects Hittite religion
reflects Hittite society
reflects Hittite values
gptkbp:date circa 1650-1200 BC
gptkbp:discovered_by early 20th century
gptkbp:format gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:document
gptkb:cuneiform_script
gptkbp:has_content criminal law
family law
property law
civil law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hittite law codes
gptkbp:impact influence on Roman law
influence on modern legal systems
influence on Byzantine law
legal systems in the region
influence on later laws
gptkbp:influence ancient Near Eastern law
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
Assyrian law codes
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hittite_language
gptkbp:location gptkb:Anatolia
gptkbp:notable_event Law Code of the Hittites
gptkbp:notable_feature social stratification
inheritance rules
slavery regulations
marriage contracts
monetary penalties
death penalty provisions
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:scholarships studied by historians
studied by archaeologists
studied by legal scholars