Predating Hammurabi’s code by only a few hundred years; it was influenced by some that came before it and influenced Hammurabi’s. Written by Ur-Nammu, as discussed above, the founder of the third dynasty of Ur and the king of Sumer. The code covers subjects of both criminal and civil matters. Providing clear definitions of crime and punishment in the same fashion as Hammurabi’s code 300 years later. The code is very progressive and some might consider it more lax; it is so because Ur-Nammu had faith that his people knew how to act toward one another. The monetary fee was seen to be a small reminder of how to behave in most
Predating Hammurabi’s code by only a few hundred years; it was influenced by some that came before it and influenced Hammurabi’s. Written by Ur-Nammu, as discussed above, the founder of the third dynasty of Ur and the king of Sumer. The code covers subjects of both criminal and civil matters. Providing clear definitions of crime and punishment in the same fashion as Hammurabi’s code 300 years later. The code is very progressive and some might consider it more lax; it is so because Ur-Nammu had faith that his people knew how to act toward one another. The monetary fee was seen to be a small reminder of how to behave in most