Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:Old_Babylonian_period |
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
royal officials
local judges |
| gptkbp:focusesOn |
gptkb:family
gptkb:crime slavery inheritance property law punishments contract law |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Old Babylonian law
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
later Mesopotamian law codes
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Sumerian_law
|
| gptkbp:language |
Akkadian
|
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
|
| gptkbp:notableRuler |
gptkb:Hammurabi
|
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
clay tablets
stone stelae |
| gptkbp:principle |
gptkb:lex_talionis
presumption of innocence trial by ordeal oath-taking |
| gptkbp:purpose |
maintain social order
define punishments for crimes protect property rights regulate economic activity |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Mesopotamia
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Hittite_law
gptkb:Middle_Babylonian_law Assyrian |
| gptkbp:startDate |
c. 1894–1595 BCE
|
| gptkbp:writingSystem |
cuneiform
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hittite_Laws
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|