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Code of Hammurabi

Babylonian code of law or conduct
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Code of Hammurabi

Summary

Code of Hammurabi is a code of law[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of code_of_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,662 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Code of Hammurabi is in the country of Babylonia[3].
  • Code of Hammurabi's instance of is recorded as code of law[4].
  • Hammurabi is named after Code of Hammurabi[5].
  • Code of Hammurabi's place of publication is recorded as Babylon[6].
  • Code of Hammurabi's Commons category is recorded as Code of Hammurabi[7].
  • Code of Hammurabi's language of work or name is recorded as Akkadian[8].
  • Code of Hammurabi was released on 1752 BC[9].
  • Code of Hammurabi's has edition or translation is recorded as The Laws of Hammurabi, King of Babylonia[10].
  • Code of Hammurabi's has edition or translation is recorded as Hammurabin lait[11].
  • Code of Hammurabi's has edition or translation is recorded as The Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about 2250 B.C.[12].
  • Code of Hammurabi's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19184310[13].
  • Code of Hammurabi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Code of Hammurabi[14].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is property[15].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is family law[16].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is private law[17].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is criminal law[18].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is inheritance[19].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is offence against the person[20].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is renting[21].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is service contract[22].
  • Code of Hammurabi's main subject is justice[23].
  • Code of Hammurabi's Commons gallery is recorded as Code of Hammurabi[24].
  • Code of Hammurabi's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online[25].
  • Code of Hammurabi's different from is recorded as stele with the code of Hammurabi[26].
  • Code of Hammurabi's has part is recorded as section[27].

Why It Matters

Code of Hammurabi ranks in the top 2% of code_of_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,662 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Durex Hammurabi public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → code of law
    Language of work or name → Akkadian
    Publication date → -1752-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → Hammurabi
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26492, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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