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Oldest Code Of Laws Near Baghdad
Archaeologists report a damaged third millennium Akkadian tablet found near Baghdad revealing the oldest law code. Prof. Goetze of Yale says its content predates Hammurabi by two generations and covers family law theft and property issues.
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Jack Saul
Baghdad
Iraq
Albrecht Goetze
Yale University
Tell Marmal
Sayid Mohammed al Mustafa
Directorate General of Antiquities
Tigris
Dialah
Babylonia
Dadusha
Qabara
Sayid Taha Baquir
Musieum
Hammuyebi
Kingdom of
Eshnunna
Bilalama
Stout
Lipit-Ishtar
Isin
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tell Harmal
Tell Mohammad
Manakar al-Rashid
Felix Jones
Hammurabi
Harmal