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This dimension names the person or body credited with authoring a legal code. Wikipedia notes that codification is "the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code," work that is normally carried out under one named legislature or commission. Browsing this way collects every code produced by the same author.

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1753 BCE 1
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The 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. 1
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1. Code of Hammurabi (Wikipedia)
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  • Code of Hammurabi, lead section, definition sentence
    The 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 sentence
    The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC.
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