Ancient Legal Codes

By Date:
a. 2350-1400 BC> Cuneiform Law (Sumerians)

b. 2380-2360 BC> code of Urukagina

c. ca. 2050 BC> Code of the Ur-Nammu king of Ur

d. ca. 1930 BC> Laws of Eshnunna

e. ca. 1870 BC> Code of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin

f. ca. 1790 BC> code of Hummurabi

g. c. 1650-1500 BC> code of the Nesilim

h. ca. 1650-1100 BCE> Hittile laws

i. 9th -5th century BC> Hebraic law/Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

j. 7th century BC> The Draconian constitution

k. 5th century BC> Gortun code

l. 451 BC> Twelve table of Roman Law