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Who was the first ruler to create a system of law?
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According to the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, the code of an ancient Sumerian ruler named Ur-Nammu dates back to 2100 BCE. Only its prologue and 40 of its laws survive today, but they were structured as a series of if/then clauses that detailed state responses to various criminal offenses.
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Who was the first ruler to create a system of law?
- Ur-Nammu
- Narmer
- King Hammurabi
- Ashoka the Great
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