Hammurabis law code

Legal Ancient Code

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  • 2400 BCE

    Oldest Code Known

    Oldest Code Known
    Ancient city of Elba (Tell Mardikh in modern-day Syria)
  • Period: 2400 BCE to

    Law code

  • 2100 BCE

    Code of Ur-Nammu

    Code of Ur-Nammu
    oldest law code yet found in Mesopotamia and was either written by King Ur-Nammu or his son Shulgi
  • 1754 BCE

    Code of Hammurabi

    Code of Hammurabi
    ancient Babylon in Mesopotamia by the sixth king of Babylon, Hammurabi