Code of Hammurabi
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The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
Aliases (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Babylonian law code
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ancient legal code → cuneiform inscription → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hammurabi’s Code
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| author |
Hammurabi
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| civilization |
Ancient Mesopotamia
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| containsEpilogue |
yes
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| containsPrologue |
yes
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| countryOfOrigin |
Babylonia
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| creator |
Hammurabi
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| currentCity |
Paris
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| currentLocation |
Louvre Museum
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| dateOfCreation |
circa 1754 BCE
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| depicts |
Hammurabi before the sun god Shamash
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| discoveredAt |
Susa
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| discoveredBy |
French archaeological expedition
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| discoveredInCountry |
Iran
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| discoveryDate |
1901
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| hasPart |
epilogue
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laws → prologue → |
| influenced |
subsequent Near Eastern legal traditions
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| language |
Akkadian
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| legalDomain |
civil law
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criminal law → economic regulation → |
| legalPrinciple |
lex talionis
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presumption of innocence → proportional punishment → social status–based penalties → |
| length |
approximately 2.25 meters
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| material |
diorite
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| medium |
diorite stele
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| numberOfLaws |
282
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| placeOfOrigin |
Babylon
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| purpose |
to establish justice in the land
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to protect the weak from the strong → |
| reignOf |
Hammurabi
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| religiousContext |
Mesopotamian religion
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| subjectMatter |
agriculture
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contracts → criminal penalties → family law → inheritance → liability → property rights → slavery → trade → wages → |
| timePeriod |
Old Babylonian period
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| writingSystem |
cuneiform
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Code of Hammurabi
("Hammurabi’s Code")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Babylonian polytheism
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associatedWith |
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Covenant Code
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comparedWith |
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Mesopotamia
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developedLegalCode |
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Code of Ur-Nammu
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followedBy |
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Department of Near Eastern Antiquities
("Code of Hammurabi stele")
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hasCollection |
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Akkadian
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notableText |
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Louvre Museum
("Code of Hammurabi stele")
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notableWork |