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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Code of Hammurabi stele canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8350639 — 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 Hammurabi stele Context triple: [Shamash, appearsOn, Code of Hammurabi stele]
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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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B.
Sennacherib Prism
The Sennacherib Prism is an ancient Assyrian clay prism inscribed with King Sennacherib’s royal annals, most famously detailing his military campaigns including the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
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C.
Naram-Sin Victory Stele
The Naram-Sin Victory Stele is an Akkadian limestone monument depicting King Naram-Sin’s triumphant ascent over defeated enemies, exemplifying early Mesopotamian royal propaganda and hierarchical scale in Near Eastern art.
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D.
Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is an ancient granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree in three scripts that provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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E.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
- 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 Hammurabi stele Target entity description: 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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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.
Sennacherib Prism
The Sennacherib Prism is an ancient Assyrian clay prism inscribed with King Sennacherib’s royal annals, most famously detailing his military campaigns including the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
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C.
Naram-Sin Victory Stele
The Naram-Sin Victory Stele is an Akkadian limestone monument depicting King Naram-Sin’s triumphant ascent over defeated enemies, exemplifying early Mesopotamian royal propaganda and hierarchical scale in Near Eastern art.
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D.
Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is an ancient granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree in three scripts that provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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E.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Babylonia
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linked to:
Babylon
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| creator | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| culture | Old Babylonian ⓘ |
| currentOwner |
French state
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linked to:
French state (historically)
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| 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 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Jacques de Morgan’s excavation team ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Susa ⓘ |
| discoveredInPresentDay | Iran ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| locationCity | Paris ⓘ |
| lowerSection | cuneiform text of the Code of Hammurabi ⓘ |
| material | diorite or basalt ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedIn |
Babylon
ⓘ
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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