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~1934 BCE·Old Babylonian

Editorial

Code of Lipit-Ishtar

One of the earliest law codes after the Code of Ur-Nammu (c. 2100 BCE), and the closest direct predecessor of Hammurabi's better-known code. Lipit-Ishtar's code is written in Sumerian — by this period a learned tongue, no longer spoken in daily life — and uses monetary compensation for personal inju…

Law

~1934 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 28, 238 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JCS 28, 238 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Lipit-Eštar y1 — Lipit-Eštar became king based on canonical year-name formula in t…

Economy

~1934 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 28, 239 04

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JCS 28, 239 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Lipit-Eštar y1 — Lipit-Eštar became king based on canonical year-name formula in t…

Economy

~1934 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 28, 240 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JCS 28, 240 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Lipit-Eštar y1 — Lipit-Eštar became king based on canonical year-name formula in t…

Economy

~1934 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

UET 1, 0222

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — UET 1, 0222. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Lipit-Eštar y1 — Lipit-Eštar became king based on canonical year-name formula in the…

Economy·Writing & Literature

~1922 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

N 0406

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — N 0406. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ur-Ninurta y2 — Year after: Ur-Ninurta became king based on canonical year-name formula in…

Economy

~1922 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

OB Contracts, pl. A1 no. 1

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OB Contracts, pl. A1 no. 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ur-Ninurta y2 — Year after: Ur-Ninurta became king based on canonical…

Code of Lipit-Ishtar

JCS 28, 238 03

JCS 28, 239 04

JCS 28, 240 06

UET 1, 0222

N 0406

OB Contracts, pl. A1 no. 1

CCT 1, 06, BM 113531

CCT 1, 08, BM 113516

CCT 1, 12, BM 113545

CCT 1, 16, BM 113530

CCT 1, 26, BM 113540

CCT 1, 31, BM 113525

CCT 1, 32, BM 113527

CCT 1, 32, BM 113542

CCT 1, 39, BM 113445

CCT 1, 40, BM 113526

CCT 1, 41, BM 113437

CCT 3, 21-22, BM 113549

CCT 3, 26, BM 113372

CCT 5, 27, BM 113464

CCT 5, 33, BM 115201

CCT 5, 37, BM 113519

CCT 6, 06, BM 113442

CCT 6, 07, BM 113467

CDLI Seals 001363 (physical)

CDLI Seals 001370 (physical)

CDLI Seals 001376 (physical)

CDLI Seals 001508 (physical)

CDLI Seals 001510 (physical)

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.01

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.03

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.05

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.06

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.07

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.09

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.10

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12

Fs T. Özgüç 518

KKS 20b

KKS 52b

POAT 39

POAT 64

POAT 65

POAT 66

POAT 70

POAT 75

POAT 80

Prag 497

Prag 500