law code of Ur-Nammu

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:addresses family law
gptkbp:contains gptkb:law
proverbs and maxims
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Ur-Nammu
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Sumerian_civilization
gptkbp:discovered_by archaeological sites in Iraq
gptkbp:emphasizes fairness in trials
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:government_officials
gptkbp:establishes property rights
gptkbp:focuses_on justice and social order
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Third_Dynasty_of_Ur
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label law code of Ur-Nammu
gptkbp:includes penalties for offenses
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:marriage
gptkb:land_ownership
inheritance
slavery
debt
gptkbp:influenced later legal systems
gptkbp:influenced_by earlier legal codes
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
gptkbp:is_considered a milestone in legal history
gptkbp:is_informed_by modern legal studies
gptkbp:is_notable_for its clarity and organization
gptkbp:is_part_of ancient Mesopotamian law
gptkbp:is_referenced_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_related_to ancient law codes
gptkbp:is_studied_in legal historians
gptkbp:is_used_in comparative legal analysis
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sumerian
gptkbp:legislation criminal law
civil law
administrative law
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Sumer
gptkbp:performed_in the reign of Ur-Nammu
gptkbp:preservation_efforts gptkb:archaeologists
gptkbp:preserved_by clay tablets
ancient scribes
gptkbp:provides guidelines for judges
gptkbp:reflects social norms
gptkbp:regulates trade and commerce
gptkbp:represents early legal thought
gptkbp:research_interest ancient history
gptkbp:serves_as a reference for legal principles
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known legal codes
gptkbp:translated_into modern scholars
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:cuneiform_script
gptkbp:year_created circa 2100 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Neo-Sumerian_rulers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8