Lipit-Ishtar law code

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient legal code
gptkbp:contains laws on property
laws on slavery
laws on marriage
laws on adoption
laws on inheritance
laws on rental agreements
prologues and epilogues
gptkbp:created Isin
circa 1930 BCE
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Lipit-Ishtar
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Nippur
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Code_of_Ur-Nammu
gptkbp:hasInscription clay tablets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lipit-Ishtar law code
gptkbp:language Sumerian
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Lipit-Ishtar
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Penn_Museum
gptkb:Istanbul_Archaeological_Museums
gptkbp:purpose regulate social, economic, and family matters
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known law codes
gptkbp:writtenBy Sumerian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lipit-Ishtar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6