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Code of Ur-Nammu

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Code of Ur-Nammu
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Code of Ur-Nammu

Summary

Code of Ur-Nammu is a clay tablet[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Code of Ur-Nammu authored Ur-Nammu[3].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu is in the country of Third Dynasty of Ur[4].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu's instance of is recorded as clay tablet[5].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu's instance of is recorded as law[6].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu's instance of is recorded as sources of law[7].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu followed Urukagina's code[8].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu is made of clay[9].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu's collection is recorded as Istanbul Archaeology Museums[10].
  • The location of Code of Ur-Nammu was Ur[11].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu's language of work or name is recorded as Sumerian[12].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu began on 2050 BC[13].
  • Code of Ur-Nammu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.96222, 'lon': 46.10444}[14].

Body

Geography

Code of Ur-Nammu is in the country of Third Dynasty of Ur[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include clay tablet[5], law[6], and sources of law[7].

Why It Matters

Code of Ur-Nammu has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

law Ur-Nammu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2VCsGu
    Instance of → clay tablet, law, sources of law
    Language of work or name → Sumerian
    Start time → -2050-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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