The Ur-Nammu Laws, written by the Sumerians around 2100 B.C., constitute the oldest known written legal document. These laws emerged during the rule of Sumerian king Ur-Nammu with the purpose of establishing justice and order. The text presents a detailed legal system regulating societal norms, bearing the traces of a civilization that took the initial steps in law in the ancient world.
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