The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known surviving law code, from Mesopotamia, written on tablets in the Sumerian language. It includes declarations of its ruler's efforts to eliminate enmity and violence and to establish justice within the realm.
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Source Wikipedia: Code of Ur-Nammu
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- Also in Language Atlas: Sumerian, used in there.
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1. Wikipedia: Code of Ur-Nammu
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Infobox date: c. 2100 BC
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The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known surviving law code. It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the Sumerian language. It contains s
In Era: The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World, lead paragraph and infobox, date
Infobox date: c. 2100 BC
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