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title: Law Code of King Ur-Nammu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2788/law-code-of-king-ur-nammu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Law Code of King Ur-Nammu

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Law Code of King Ur-Nammu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2788.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2788.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) code is considered the oldest known law code surviving today. Many terracotta tablets of this law code have been excavated at several archaeological sites in [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). This tablet was found at [Nippur](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/nippur/) (modern Nuffar, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq), southern Mesopotamia. Neo-[Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) era, [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/) III dynasty, 2112-2095 BCE. (Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). Law Code of King Ur-Nammu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2788/law-code-of-king-ur-nammu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Law Code of King Ur-Nammu." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2788/law-code-of-king-ur-nammu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Law Code of King Ur-Nammu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2788/law-code-of-king-ur-nammu/>.

## License & Copyright

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