Written law

Factual Questions
1

What was the first written law? Did it have to do with religion, morals, justice or business? Maybe none of the former categories?

2

From this site, http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/LEXTAL.HTM

A translated version of the code is here: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM

3

Perhaps the Code of Hammaburi, circa 1750 B.C.:

http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm

4

See for yourself: ye olde Code of Hammurabi

5

Boy, jumped right on that one, didn’t we? :smiley:

6

Heh. Glad I didn’t bother to preview…