Ur Nammu
law:code:ur_nammuCode of Ur-Nammu (c.2100 BCE, Sumer); oldest known law code; 57 laws surviving; compensatory fines rather than talion; King Ur-Nammu of Third Dynasty of Ur; divine prologue to Nanna.
Code of Ur-Nammu (c.2100 BCE, Sumer); oldest known law code; 57 laws surviving; compensatory fines rather than talion; King Ur-Nammu of Third Dynasty of Ur; divine prologue to Nanna.