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The code of Urukagina (2,380-2,360 BC) no actual copy of law survives however is known to have existed by its reference in the later codes such as…
Cuneiform law (2,350-1,400 BC) - refers to any of the legal codes written in cuneiform script.
Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC) - Earliest code of which fragments have been discovered. The code speaks of witchcraft and the flight of slaves.
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Codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC) - With a typical epilogue and prologue, the law deals with penalties, the rights of man, right of kings, marriages, and more.
Babylonian laws / Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC) - the most preserved of the ancient laws. Discovered in December 1901, it contains over 282 paragraphs of text, not including the prologue and epilogue.
Other Ancient code of laws…
Hittite laws (ca. 1650–1100 BC)
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Assyrian laws / Code of the Assura (c. 1075 BC)
The Draconian constitution (7th century BC)
Twelve Tables of Roman Law (451 BC)
Gortyn code (5th century BC)
Edicts of Ashoka of Buddhist Law (269-236 BC)
Law of Manu (ca. 200 BC)
Corpus Juris Civilis (Justinian code) (529 to 534 AD)