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title: Code of Lipit-Ishtar
author: Zunkir
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17250/code-of-lipit-ishtar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-03-29
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# Code of Lipit-Ishtar
_Authored by Zunkir_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17250.jpg)
## Image Caption
Prologue to the Code of Lipit-[Ishtar](https://www.worldhistory.org/ishtar/) of Isin (r. c. 1870 to c. 1860 BCE), the fifth king of the First Dynasty of Isin.
Louvre, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Zunkir. (2023, March 29). Code of Lipit-Ishtar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Zunkir. "Code of Lipit-Ishtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2023. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prologue_code_Lipit-Ishtar_AO_5473.jpg) by [**Zunkir**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prologue_code_Lipit-Ishtar_AO_5473.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 29 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.