Code de Hammurabi
Décor : Shamash (assis, trône, tendant, cercle et bâton) ; Hammurabi (barbe, robe, épaule découverte : droit, bonnet à bord haut) ; inscription Etat de l'oeuvre : brisé Précision sur l'objet : Stèle inscrite dont le sommet est orné d'un relief sculpté. La scène représente la rencontre entre le dieu Shamash et le roi Hammurabi de Babylone, légitimant la souveraineté du roi et décisions de justice gravées sur la stèle
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Hauteur 225 cm; Largeur 79 cm; Epaisseur 47 cm
- Origin
- Irak = Mésopotamie
- Department
- Département des Antiquités orientales
- Holding institution
- Musée du Louvre
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- CC BY 3.0
- Credit
- Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités orientales
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Text Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as inscribed, while the image shows dense lines of writing covering most of the front face.
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Deities and Holy Figures Both · 96%
The upper relief visibly includes two human figures, and the catalog identifies one as the god Shamash.
Medium and Techniques
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Relief Both · 99%
The catalog describes a sculpted bas-relief, and the image clearly shows raised figures on the upper front surface.
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Sculpture Metadata · 94%
The catalog records sculpture in the round and bas-relief among the object’s techniques.
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Etching/Engraving Both · 99%
The catalog specifies engraving, and the front of the stele visibly carries extensive incised writing.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the stele to 1792–1750 BCE, placing it within ancient art.
Materials
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Stone Both · 99%
The catalog specifies basalt, while the image visibly shows a substantial dark stone object.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Mesopotamian Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as Iraq/Mesopotamia and associates the object with the First Babylonian Dynasty.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Tablet/Stele Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as an inscribed stele, and the image shows a tall, upright monument-like form with a rounded top.
Source & rights
Mbzt. Own work