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Code of Ur-Nammu
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<p>The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known surviving <a href="/facts/Law_code/A8UUg6Rq">law code</a>. It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the <a href="/facts/Sumerian_language/LM6x88vp">Sumerian language</a> c. 2100–2050 BCE. It contains strong statements of royal power like "I eliminated enmity, violence, and cries for justice." </p>