Code of Hammurabi stele
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The Code of Hammurabi stele is an ancient Babylonian monument inscribed with one of the earliest known law codes, topped by a relief showing King Hammurabi receiving authority from the sun god Shamash.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient legal monument
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basalt stele ⓘ inscribed law code ⓘ |
| artStyle | Mesopotamian relief sculpture ⓘ |
| collection | Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Hammurabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hammurabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Old Babylonian ⓘ |
| currentOwner | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 1750 BCE ⓘ |
| depictionPosition |
Hammurabi standing
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Shamash seated on a throne ⓘ |
| depicts |
Hammurabi
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Hammurabi receiving authority from Shamash ⓘ Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Jacques de Morgan’s excavation team ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInPresentDay | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Code of Hammurabi
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epilogue of the Code of Hammurabi ⓘ laws of the Code of Hammurabi ⓘ prologue of the Code of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| height | about 2.25 meters ⓘ |
| iconographyElement |
rays of the sun emanating from Shamash
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rod and ring of authority ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent |
laws on civil, criminal, and commercial matters
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principle of lex talionis ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | legal code ⓘ |
| inventoryNumber | Sb 8 ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerSection | cuneiform text of the Code of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| material | diorite or basalt ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedIn |
Babylon
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Temple or public space in Babylonia ⓘ |
| period | reign of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for study of ancient Mesopotamian law
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one of the earliest surviving extensive law codes ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
museum exhibitions on Mesopotamia
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scholarly studies on ancient law ⓘ |
| topSection | relief showing Hammurabi before Shamash ⓘ |
| UNESCOMemoryOfTheWorldStatus | inscription of the Code of Hammurabi (text) is part of Memory of the World Register ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ |
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