Home›Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes›All Ancient and Near Eastern Law CodesBrowse ByAll Ancient and Near Eastern Law CodesReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe earliest surviving written law, from Mesopotamia, the Aegean and the ancient Mediterranean, predating Roman codification. Belongs here: the Sumerian and Babylonian law collections such as the Code of Ur-Nammu, the Code of Lipit-Ishtar and the Code of Hammurabi, the Hittite Laws, the Cretan Gortyn Code, Draco's Code of archaic Athens, the Roman Twelve Tables, and the Code of Manu (Manusmriti) as the foundational text of classical Hindu law. Does not belong here: a Roman code from the classical or late imperial period, grouped under Roman and late antique law instead.FactsAll Ancient and Near Eastern Law CodesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLandmark Formation YearWell-attested1753 BCE 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedThe Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC, the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. 1All Ancient and Near Eastern Law CodesFilter Results38 entriesLegal SystemAllAncient Greek law (2)Babylonian law (1)Civil Law (1)Cuneiform law (4)Early Irish law (1)Halakha (1)Hindu Law (1)Irish Law (5)Law of Iran (1)Legal system of Saudi Arabia (5)Traditional Chinese Legal Tradition (1)EraAll20th Century (1900-1999) (1)Ancient (BCE) (20)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Medieval / Pre-1500 (6)Roman Law (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAncient Rome (1)Babylon (1)Babylonia (1)Carthage (1)China (1)Egypt (1)Greece (1)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Ireland (10)Mesopotamia (2)Sparta (1)Legal StatusAllHistorical / No Longer in Force (23)In Force (2)Repealed (1)Authored ByAllDraco (1)Hammurabi (1)Solon (1)Ur-Nammu (1)Group TreeAllBrehon Law (12)Greek, Roman and Carthaginian Codes and Constitutions (8)Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Egyptian Royal Codes and Edicts (10)Sacred and Religious Law Codes of Antiquity (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 38Ancient church ordersAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesBechbrethaMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersBretha CróligeMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersBretha Déin ChéchtAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCáin AdomnáinMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersCanons of HippolytusAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCode of CharondasAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCode of HammurabiAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCode of Lipit-IshtarAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCode of Manu (Manusmriti)Ancient and Near Eastern Law CodesCode of Ur-NammuAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCóic Conara FugillAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesConstitution of CarthageAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesCorpus Iuris HiberniciMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersCríth GablachMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersDeuteronomic CodeAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesDraco's CodeAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesEdict of AmmisaduqaAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesEdict of HoremhebAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesFive PunishmentsAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesGortyn CodeAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesGreat RhetraAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesGúbretha CaratniadAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesHittite LawsAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesLaw of MosesAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesLaws of EshnunnaAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesLocrian CodeAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesMādayān ī Hazār DādestānAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesMellbrethaAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesMiddle Assyrian LawsAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesReforms of UrukaginaAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesSechtaeAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesSenchas MórMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersSolonian ConstitutionAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesSpartan constitutionAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesTelepinu ProclamationAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesThe Twelve TablesAncient and Near Eastern Law CodesUraicecht BeccMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersSources1. Code of Hammurabi (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCode of Hammurabi, lead section, definition sentenceThe Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC. It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East.Code of Hammurabi, lead section, date sentenceThe Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.