Home›Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes›Era›Ancient (BCE)Browse ByAncient (BCE)FactsAncient (BCE)SourcesComments (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. 1Ancient (BCE)Filter Results20 entriesLegal SystemAllAncient Greek law (2)Babylonian law (1)Civil Law (1)Cuneiform law (2)Hindu Law (1)Traditional Chinese Legal Tradition (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAncient Rome (1)Babylon (1)Babylonia (1)Carthage (1)China (1)Egypt (1)Greece (1)Iraq (1)Mesopotamia (1)Sparta (1)Legal StatusAllHistorical / No Longer in Force (16)In Force (2)Repealed (1)Authored ByAllDraco (1)Hammurabi (1)Solon (1)Ur-Nammu (1)Group TreeAllGreek, Roman and Carthaginian Codes and Constitutions (8)Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Egyptian Royal Codes and Edicts (8)Sacred and Religious Law Codes of Antiquity (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20Code of CharondasAncient (BCE)Code of HammurabiAncient (BCE)Code of Manu (Manusmriti)Ancient (BCE)Code of Ur-NammuAncient (BCE)Constitution of CarthageAncient (BCE)Deuteronomic CodeAncient (BCE)Draco's CodeAncient (BCE)Edict of AmmisaduqaAncient (BCE)Edict of HoremhebAncient (BCE)Five PunishmentsAncient (BCE)Gortyn CodeAncient (BCE)Great RhetraAncient (BCE)Laws of EshnunnaAncient (BCE)Locrian CodeAncient (BCE)Middle Assyrian LawsAncient (BCE)Reforms of UrukaginaAncient (BCE)Solonian ConstitutionAncient (BCE)Spartan constitutionAncient (BCE)Telepinu ProclamationAncient (BCE)The Twelve TablesAncient (BCE)Sources1. 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.