PERSON · STARLIGHT

Hammurabi

Recorded name: 汉谟拉比

Hammurabi was an eighteenth-century BCE Babylonian king, widely known for a large stele inscribed with judicial provisions. Royal correspondence also records activities involving land, canals, and local administration.

Original Chinese introduction

汉谟拉比是公元前18世纪的巴比伦国王，因刻有司法条文的大型石碑而广为人知。王室书信也留下土地、运河与地方行政活动的记录。

The Mesopotamian region he ruled already had traditions of law, scribes, and irrigation. The law stele combines judicial argument with royal proclamation; the existence of provisions does not mean they were enforced everywhere.

Original Chinese context

他统治的两河地区已有法律、书吏和灌溉传统。法碑兼具司法论述与王权宣示，条文存在不等于处处得到执行。

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Provisional score3.29

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Score tierComet T3

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ASSESSMENT SCOPE

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Uncovered contributions and unresolved harms are not treated as zero. This is not a complete assessment of a lifetime.

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Original scope note

This research record currently includes 2 outcomes within a limited scope; M and attribution shares are revisable judgments. Uncovered content and negative effects not yet clarified are not treated as zero; specific gaps appear in the item-by-item explanations.

Original Chinese scope

本轮当前已列2项有限研究账；M与归功份额为可修订判断。未覆盖内容和未核清的负面作用不按零处理，具体缺口见逐项说明。

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CALCULATION

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Q = 10^(M/2) − 1; Lᵢ = aᵢ × Qᵢ; L = Σ Lᵢ; S = 2 × log₁₀(1 + L).

M is an outcome’s assessed magnitude and a is the person’s allocated share. A standalone score is only a per-item reference; the attributed light from distinct contributions is what can be combined.

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2 evaluated contributions

M is the assessed magnitude of an outcome; attribution is the person’s share of credit. Attributed light can be added. The standalone score is only a per-item reference and must not be added across rows.

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OutcomeMAttribution shareAttributed lightStandalone scoreShare of totalStatus
01Administrative services for royal land, harvests, and canal maintenance.王室土地、收成与运河维护的行政服务OUT-SL0277-ROYAL-LAND-IRRIGATION-ADMINISTRATION · -17504.120%22.2403692.7351.2564%Provisional estimate · incomplete evidence
02Conditional rulings in the law stele and royal judicial text法条碑的条件式判决与王权司法文本OUT-SL0277-LAW-STELE-TEXTUAL-JUDICIAL-FRAME · -17503.924%21.1500232.6948.7436%Provisional estimate · incomplete evidence

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01Administrative services for royal land, harvests, and canal maintenance.王室土地、收成与运河维护的行政服务OUT-SL0277-ROYAL-LAND-IRRIGATION-ADMINISTRATION

Record year-1750

summaryOngoing administrative practices for royal domain land, harvests, irrigation, dispute handling, and canal work as seen in correspondence with Sin-idinnam. Only management services indicated by correspondence/research are counted; not claiming the entire Mesopotamian irrigation system, every canal, long-term agricultural output, or royal inscription self-proclaimed prosperity.

Original Chinese · summary

王室领地土地、收成、灌溉、争端处理及与Sin-idinnam书信所见运河工作的持续行政实践。只计有书信/研究指向的管理服务，不领取整个两河灌溉系统、每条运河、长期农业产出或王碑自称繁荣。

M rationaleOngoing administrative coordination across land, harvests, irrigation, and disputes has actual public production value, rated M4.1 as regional governance services. Unknown scale and completion expand the interval; royal propaganda is not taken as actual performance.

Original Chinese · M rationale

跨土地、收成、灌溉和争端的持续行政协调具实际公共生产价值，按区域治理服务取M4.1。规模与完成度未知扩大区间，不把王权宣传当实绩。

attribution rationaleHammurabi decisions 0.20; Sin-idinnam 0.18; local administration 0.20; engineering labor and users 0.22; irrigation administrative prior development 0.15; unresolved 0.05.

Original Chinese · attribution rationale

Hammurabi决策0.20；Sin-idinnam 0.18；地方行政0.20；工程劳动与使用者0.22；灌溉行政前史0.15；未解析0.05。

overlap boundaryOngoing administrative practices for royal domain land, harvests, irrigation, dispute handling, and canal work as seen in correspondence with Sin-idinnam. Only management services indicated by correspondence/research are counted; not claiming the entire Mesopotamian irrigation system, every canal, long-term agricultural output, or royal inscription self-proclaimed prosperity.

Original Chinese · overlap boundary

王室领地土地、收成、灌溉、争端处理及与Sin-idinnam书信所见运河工作的持续行政实践。只计有书信/研究指向的管理服务，不领取整个两河灌溉系统、每条运河、长期农业产出或王碑自称繁荣。

Evidence gapsSpecific letters, canals, scale, degree of completion, labor conditions, and beneficiary population remain missing.

Original Chinese · evidence gaps

缺逐封书信、具体运河、规模、完成度、劳役条件和受益人口。

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  • 0.2HammurabiOriginal Chinese · 汉谟拉比Person
  • 0.18Sin-iddinam (local administrative leader)Original Chinese · 辛伊丁纳姆（地方行政负责人）Team
  • 0.2Local officials, scribes, and dispute administratorsOriginal Chinese · 地方官员、书吏与争端处理人员Team
  • 0.22Canal workers, engineers, and agricultural usersOriginal Chinese · 运河劳动者、工程人员与农业使用者Team
  • 0.15Prehistory of Mesopotamian irrigation and land administrationOriginal Chinese · 两河灌溉与土地行政前史Predecessor pool
  • 0.05Administrative-project contributions not yet resolvedOriginal Chinese · 尚未解析的行政项目贡献Unallocated

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02Conditional rulings in the law stele and royal judicial text法条碑的条件式判决与王权司法文本OUT-SL0277-LAW-STELE-TEXTUAL-JUDICIAL-FRAME

Record year-1750

summaryApproximately mid-18th century BCE large royal stele inscriptions containing conditional legal clauses/judgments and royal judicial language regarding property, family, labor, injury, and procedure. Only counts text compilation, engraving, and the visible normative framework; does not claim the world's first law code, does not assume uniform empire-wide enforcement, and does not treat the preface's self-description as an administrative annual report.

Original Chinese · summary

约前18世纪中叶大型王室碑刻对财产、家庭、劳役、伤害与程序的条件式法条/判决和王权司法语言。只计文本编纂、刻制和可见规范框架；不称世界首部法典，不假定全帝国统一执行，不把序言自述当行政年报。

M rationaleCentralized, public conditional legal texts provided a cross-case normative and procedural framework. However, distinctions by identity, gender, and enslaved status, together with capital and mutilation punishments, are inseparable severe harms in the outcome's content, and enforcement coverage is unknown. M3.9 is taken on net-boundary grounds. Unknown enforcement limits scope; the value is not discounted merely because the original text was not read clause by clause.

Original Chinese · M rationale

集中、公开的条件式法律文本提供了跨案件规范与程序框架；但身份、性别、奴役地位差别及死刑、残刑是成果内容不可分的严重伤害，且执行覆盖未知，按净边界取M3.9。执行未知限定scope，不因原文未逐条读而折价。

attribution rationaleHammurabi's royal initiation 0.24; scribal compilation 0.24; prior legal and judicial antecedents 0.25; stonework 0.10; possible enforcement/audience 0.09; unresolved text and enforcement 0.08. No proven transmission to subsequent law codes is included in the budget.

Original Chinese · attribution rationale

Hammurabi王权发起0.24；书记编纂0.24；既有法律和司法前史0.25；石工0.10；可能执行/受众0.09；文本与执行未解析0.08。无已证传递的后继法典不入预算。

overlap boundaryApproximately mid-18th century BCE large royal stele inscriptions containing conditional legal clauses/judgments and royal judicial language regarding property, family, labor, injury, and procedure. Only counts text compilation, engraving, and the visible normative framework; does not claim the world's first law code, does not assume uniform empire-wide enforcement, and does not treat the preface's self-description as an administrative annual report.

Original Chinese · overlap boundary

约前18世纪中叶大型王室碑刻对财产、家庭、劳役、伤害与程序的条件式法条/判决和王权司法语言。只计文本编纂、刻制和可见规范框架；不称世界首部法典，不假定全帝国统一执行，不把序言自述当行政年报。

Evidence gapsRequires case law, local archives, and inscriptional archaeological site calibration to determine actual enforcement scope; each textual source and compilation layer has not been individually distinguished.

Original Chinese · evidence gaps

需判例、地方档案和碑文考古位置校准实际执行范围。；每条文本来源和编纂层未逐项区分。

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  • 0.24HammurabiOriginal Chinese · 汉谟拉比Person
  • 0.24Court scribes and legal compilersOriginal Chinese · 宫廷书吏与法律编纂者Team
  • 0.25Earlier Mesopotamian law and judicial practiceOriginal Chinese · 两河地区既有法律与司法实践Predecessor pool
  • 0.1Stone carvers and inscription-production personnelOriginal Chinese · 石工与碑刻制作人员Team
  • 0.09Local judges, administrators, and users of the normsOriginal Chinese · 地方法官、行政人员与规范使用者Team
  • 0.08Textual and implementation contributions not yet resolvedOriginal Chinese · 尚未解析的文本及实施贡献Unallocated

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BOUNDARIES NOT COUNTED

Not included in this score

These subjects are recorded as exclusions and are not silently treated as zero or as part of the included outcomes.

Responsibility and consequences of war and expansion

战争与扩张的责任及后果

Reason The conquest and expansion of Mari are documentable political actions, but war, deaths, and removal of archives cannot become a positive civilizational outcome; responsibility and consequences require case-by-case factual ledgers.

Original Chinese reason

Mari征服和扩张是可考政治行动，但战争、伤亡和档案移走不能转成文明正向成果；责任与后果需逐案事实账。

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Prosperity claims in the royal prologue

王室序言中的繁荣宣称

Reason Prologue claims of divine grant, provision, water management, and protection of the weak are royal self-presentation. They are already within the stele's scope and confidence boundary; without external administrative corroboration, no separate M is set.

Original Chinese reason

神授、供给、引水、护弱等序言是王权自我呈现，已作为法碑scope与置信边界消费；无外部行政印证不另立M。

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