Stele of Hammurabi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:ancient_Babylon
gptkbp:contains_laws gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Hammurabi
gptkbp:cultural_significance ancient Mesopotamian law
gptkbp:depicts Hammurabi receiving laws from Shamash
gptkbp:dimensions approximately 2.25m x 0.75m
gptkbp:discovered_by 1901
gptkbp:element gptkb:archaeologists
gptkbp:example early governance
ancient law codes
gptkbp:features 282 laws
gptkbp:height 2.25 meters
gptkbp:historical_context Old Babylonian period
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation of legal principles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stele of Hammurabi
gptkbp:influenced subsequent legal systems
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sumerian_law_codes
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:Akkadian
cuneiform
gptkbp:inspired modern legal thought
gptkbp:is_a_source_of historical legal practices
gptkbp:is_aform_of legal documentation
gptkbp:is_akey_piece_of Mesopotamian history
gptkbp:is_arepresentation_of Hammurabi's reign
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal discussions
gptkbp:is_considered a masterpiece of ancient art
gptkbp:is_considered_to_be a symbol of civilization
gptkbp:is_decorated_with reliefs and inscriptions
gptkbp:is_part_of ancient history
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a UNESCO World Heritage site
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:is_regarded_as one of the earliest examples of written law
gptkbp:is_studied_in law and history courses
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of the authority of the king
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:Susa
gptkbp:made_of black basalt
gptkbp:material basalt
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkbp:represents the rule of law
retributive justice
gptkbp:showcases Hammurabi and Shamash
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest written legal codes
gptkbp:style Babylonian art
gptkbp:symbolizes justice and order
gptkbp:width 0.75 meters
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:cuneiform_script
gptkbp:year_created circa 1754 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Art_of_the_Ancient_Near_East
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5