The purpose of the law is to render an unbiased set of rules for maintaining order in a society. What is the oldest known codified law?
Answer The Code of Ur-Nammu
Written about 300 years before the Code of Hammurabi c. 2100–2050 BC, the Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known codified law. This Mesopotamian code was discovered in 1901 and is written on tablets in the Sumerian language.
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