ancient Egyptian law

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Ma'at
gptkbp:characteristic customary law
royal decrees
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:enforcedBy local officials
vizier
gptkbp:focus gptkb:family
gptkb:crime
property law
inheritance law
contract law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ancient Egyptian law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:religion
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:legacy influenced later Mediterranean legal systems
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Dead
The Edict of Horemheb
gptkbp:penalty exile
fines
death penalty
corporal punishment
gptkbp:period c. 3000 BCE – 30 BCE
gptkbp:source gptkb:judge
legal documents
Pharaoh's authority
gptkbp:writtenBy hieroglyphs
hieratic script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Israelite_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7