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Aboard the Mayflower, Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod

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2100 BCE 1
Aboard the Mayflower, Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod
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1. Wikipedia: Code of Ur-Nammu
WikipediaCode of Ur-Nammu, lead section and infobox, oldest-law-code sentence
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The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known surviving law code. Created: c. 2100 BC.
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