Code of Lipit-Ishtar
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The Code of Lipit-Ishtar is an early Old Babylonian legal code from around 1930 BCE, issued by the Sumerian king Lipit-Ishtar of Isin and written in Sumerian to regulate social, economic, and legal matters in Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Code of Lipit-Ishtar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101989 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Lipit-Ishtar Context triple: [Code of Ur-Nammu, followedBy, Code of Lipit-Ishtar]
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Instructions of Shuruppak
The Instructions of Shuruppak is an early Sumerian wisdom text consisting of father-to-son advice on proper conduct, often regarded as one of the oldest known works of literature.
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Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu is one of the oldest known law codes in history, originating from ancient Sumer under the rule of King Ur-Nammu and outlining early principles of justice and social order.
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Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
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Lachish ewer inscription
The Lachish ewer inscription is an early Proto-Canaanite text engraved on a pottery vessel from ancient Lachish, often cited as one of the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing in the Levant.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Lipit-Ishtar Target entity description: The Code of Lipit-Ishtar is an early Old Babylonian legal code from around 1930 BCE, issued by the Sumerian king Lipit-Ishtar of Isin and written in Sumerian to regulate social, economic, and legal matters in Mesopotamia.
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A.
Instructions of Shuruppak
The Instructions of Shuruppak is an early Sumerian wisdom text consisting of father-to-son advice on proper conduct, often regarded as one of the oldest known works of literature.
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B.
Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu is one of the oldest known law codes in history, originating from ancient Sumer under the rule of King Ur-Nammu and outlining early principles of justice and social order.
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C.
Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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D.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
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E.
Lachish ewer inscription
The Lachish ewer inscription is an early Proto-Canaanite text engraved on a pottery vessel from ancient Lachish, often cited as one of the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing in the Levant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian law code
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Old Babylonian period text ⓘ ancient legal code ⓘ cuneiform text ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfLaws | about 50 laws (partially preserved) ⓘ |
| author | Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| claimsDivineAuthorityFrom | gods of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| contains |
epilogue
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legal provisions ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Isin ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 1930 BCE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Assyriology
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ancient legal history ⓘ |
| follows | Code of Ur-Nammu ⓘ |
| genre | law code prologue and laws ⓘ |
| hasPrologueTheme | king as bringer of justice ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Old Babylonian Empire
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surface form:
Old Babylonian period
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| kingMentioned | Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
monetary compensation for certain offenses
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protection of property rights ⓘ regulation of adoption and family relations ⓘ regulation of debt and obligations ⓘ social differentiation in penalties ⓘ |
| legalStatus | secular law code ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Mesopotamian law ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesopotamian legal tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Isin ⓘ |
| precedes | Code of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| purpose |
regulation of economic matters
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regulation of legal matters ⓘ regulation of social matters ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Mesopotamian religion
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surface form:
Mesopotamian polytheism
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| scriptDirection | left-to-right columns ⓘ |
| subject |
contracts
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damages and compensation ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage law ⓘ property law ⓘ rental and tenancy ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| survivesAs | clay tablet fragments ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Code of Lipit-Ishtar Description of subject: The Code of Lipit-Ishtar is an early Old Babylonian legal code from around 1930 BCE, issued by the Sumerian king Lipit-Ishtar of Isin and written in Sumerian to regulate social, economic, and legal matters in Mesopotamia.
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