Hittite laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal system
gptkbp:addresses inheritance
land ownership
slavery
marriage
trade regulations
gptkbp:contains contracts
penalties
testimony rules
gptkbp:enforces judges
gptkbp:established court procedures
rights of the accused
witness requirements
compensation for damages
gptkbp:governedBy King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hittite laws
gptkbp:includes criminal law
family law
property law
civil law
rituals
oaths
provisions for public safety
provisions for environmental protection
provisions for animal welfare
provisions for orphans
provisions for the elderly
provisions for the sick
provisions for artisans
provisions for the poor
provisions for children
provisions for women
provisions for widows
provisions for creditors
provisions for debtors
provisions for farmers
provisions for foreigners
provisions for laborers
provisions for merchants
provisions for soldiers
provisions for the community
provisions for the disabled
gptkbp:influenced later legal systems
gptkbp:influencedBy Mesopotamian law
gptkbp:maintainedBy tablets
translations
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:publishedIn cuneiform script
gptkbp:reflects gptkb:Hittite_religion
social_hierarchy
Hittite_culture
gptkbp:relatedTo Code of Hammurabi
gptkbp:research historians
archaeologists
gptkbp:signature gptkb:laws_of_the_Hittites
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1600 BC