Code of Ur-Nammu
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code of Ur-Nammu canonical | 9 |
| Ur-Namma law code prologue | 1 |
| Ur-Nammu law code | 1 |
| law code of Ur-Namma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T285317 — 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 Ur-Nammu Context triple: [Mesopotamia, developedLegalCode, Code of Ur-Nammu]
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A.
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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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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D.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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E.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
- 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 Ur-Nammu Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
-
B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
-
C.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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D.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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E.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient law code
ⓘ
cuneiform text ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| author | Ur-Nammu ⓘ |
| claimsDivineAuthorityFrom |
Nanna
ⓘ
Utu ⓘ |
| contains |
epilogue
ⓘ
laws ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Third Dynasty of Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ur III dynasty
|
| creator | Ur-Nammu ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
ⓘ
linked to:
Istanbul Archaeological Museums
Penn Museum ⓘ |
| dateCreated | circa 2100–2050 BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
Nippur
ⓘ
Ur ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Code of Hammurabi
ⓘ
Code of Lipit-Ishtar ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Mesopotamian legal traditions ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
earliest extant law code written in Sumerian
ⓘ
one of the oldest known law codes in history ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
lex talionis in limited form
ⓘ
monetary compensation for bodily injury ⓘ oath-taking as proof ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ proportional punishment ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Sumerian law ⓘ |
| material | clay tablets ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ur-Nammu ⓘ |
| numberOfLawsPreserved | about 40 ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfLawsEstimated | about 57 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Sumer
ⓘ
Ur ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi alluvial plain
|
| purpose |
to establish justice in the land
ⓘ
to protect the weak from the strong ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| subject |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ justice ⓘ property law ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
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Ur III period ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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