The Ur-Nammu Law Code

http://www.realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Misc/Sumer/ur_nammu_law.htm CODE OF 57 LAWS INCLUDING CRIMINAL LAW, FAMILY LAW, INHERITANCE LAW, LABOUR LAW INCLUDING SLAVE RIGHTS, AND AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL TARIFFS The Ur-Nammu law code is the oldest known,…

Arakha (Nebuchadnezzar IV)

http://www.livius.org/da-dd/darius/darius_i_0.html After the unsuccessful insurrection of Nidintu-Bêl against the new Persian king Darius I the Great (October-December 522 BCE), Arakha claimed to be the son of the last king of…