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This dimension names the physical medium a historical document was actually made on, papyrus, parchment, paper or stone. Wikipedia notes that a primary source can be "an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording," each surviving in a different physical form. Browsing by medium keeps documents made on the same material grouped together.

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2100 BCE 1
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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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