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Oldest Surviving Written Law Code

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about2100BCE

Laws of Ur-Nammu

Ancient Sumer, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)

The Sumerian Laws of Ur-Nammu are commonly identified in Oxford University's Bodleian Library resources as among the earliest surviving written law collections, dating to about 2100 BCE, though only fragments remain.

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Longest Released Stop-Motion Feature Film

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