Home›Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes›Legal Status›Historical / No Longer in ForceBrowse ByHistorical / No Longer in ForceFactsHistorical / No Longer in ForceSourcesComments (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. 1Historical / No Longer in ForceFilter Results20 entriesLegal SystemAllAncient Greek law (2)Babylonian law (1)Civil Law (1)Cuneiform law (4)Legal system of Saudi Arabia (1)Traditional Chinese Legal Tradition (1)EraAll20th Century (1900-1999) (1)Ancient (BCE) (16)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Medieval / Pre-1500 (2)Roman Law (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAncient Rome (1)Babylon (1)Babylonia (1)Carthage (1)China (1)Egypt (1)Greece (1)Iraq (1)Ireland (1)Mesopotamia (2)Sparta (1)Authored ByAllHammurabi (1)Solon (1)Ur-Nammu (1)Group TreeAllBrehon Law (1)Greek, Roman and Carthaginian Codes and Constitutions (6)Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Egyptian Royal Codes and Edicts (10)Sacred and Religious Law Codes of Antiquity (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20Canons of HippolytusHistorical / No Longer in ForceCode of HammurabiHistorical / No Longer in ForceCode of Lipit-IshtarHistorical / No Longer in ForceCode of Ur-NammuHistorical / No Longer in ForceCóic Conara FugillHistorical / No Longer in ForceConstitution of CarthageHistorical / No Longer in ForceEdict of AmmisaduqaHistorical / No Longer in ForceEdict of HoremhebHistorical / No Longer in ForceFive PunishmentsHistorical / No Longer in ForceGortyn CodeHistorical / No Longer in ForceGreat RhetraHistorical / No Longer in ForceHittite LawsHistorical / No Longer in ForceLaws of EshnunnaHistorical / No Longer in ForceLocrian CodeHistorical / No Longer in ForceMiddle Assyrian LawsHistorical / No Longer in ForceReforms of UrukaginaHistorical / No Longer in ForceSolonian ConstitutionHistorical / No Longer in ForceSpartan constitutionHistorical / No Longer in ForceTelepinu ProclamationHistorical / No Longer in ForceThe Twelve TablesHistorical / No Longer in ForceSources1. 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.