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-NammuBackgroundtier 2Quote, Background
The preface directly credits the laws to king Ur-Nammu of Ur (2112-2095 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
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It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the Sumerian language.
In Group: Constitutions, Charters and Statutes of Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, Background
The preface directly credits the laws to king Ur-Nammu of Ur (2112-2095 BC).
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Infobox date: c. 2100 BC
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