Akkadians, then i, lipit ishtar, the humble shephard of nippur, the stalwart farmer of ur, who abandons not eridu, the suitable lord of erech, king of isin, king of sumer and akkad, who am fit for the heart of inanna, established justice in sumer and akkad in accordance with the word of enlil. Dec 16, 2011 the code of lipit ishtar predates the betterknown law code of hammurabi, circa 1780 bc. Laws of hammurabi, the laws of urnammu, the laws of lipit ishtar, etc. Lipitishtar, was a shepherd and farmer from nippur, iraq who became the ruler of isin. The isin dynasty ended about 150 years after lipit ishtar s death. The epilogue, after reiterating the fair application of justice under the rulership of lipitishtar, invokes blessings on any future king who honors and respects the.
The prologue occupies all of column i and at least half of column ii of the obverse. From origins to medieval lipit ishtar to wolkenstein duration. Lipitishtar, as other sumerian and babylonian kings of his era, presented himself as a son of a god the son of enhil, aka nunamir. I feel compelled to explain several things by way of my personal background. His laws of the earliest known codified laws, however, only a portion of them remain in existence today. If a man cut down a tree in the garden of another man, he shall pay onehalf mina of silver. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Era destinado a estabelecer o direito nas regioes da sumeria e da acadia. Offprint from the american journal of archeology, volume lii, number 3, julyseptember, 1948. The four fragments all originally part of one tablet upon which the lipitishtar code was inscribed were recovered from the ancient city of nippur during the expedition of the university of pennsylvania to that site from 18891900. The lipit ishtar code begins with a prologue of almost a hundred lines. Lipit ishtar, was a shepherd and farmer from nippur, iraq who became the ruler of isin. Doc codigos prehamurabicos andi hernandez academia. Lipitishtar was the fifth king of isin, a dynasty which celebrated its 100 year anniversary during his reign.
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