Cuneiform Code - Cuneiform Code

Japanese: 楔形文字法典 - くさびがたもじほうてん
Cuneiform Code - Cuneiform Code

…the oldest surviving cuneiform law code, dated around 2100 BCE. It is thought to have been issued by Ur-Nammu, founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and is preserved in fragments in several manuscripts from the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Cuneiform Code" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現存する楔形文字法典のうち最古の,前2100年ころに制定された法典。ウル第3王朝の創立者ウルナンムが発布したと考えられ,前2千年紀前半の写本数点に断片的に伝えられている。…

※「楔形文字法典」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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