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Administrative land survey record

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2100 BCE 1
Administrative land survey record
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1. Wikipedia: Code of Ur-Nammu
WikipediaCode of Ur-Nammu, lead section and infobox, oldest-law-code sentence
Quote, Code of Ur-Nammu, lead section and infobox, oldest-law-code sentence
The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known surviving law code. Created: c. 2100 BC.
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