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Ancient Law Collection

Authoritative scholarly translations of humanity's oldest legal codes, spanning over 4,000 years of recorded history.

c. 2100 BCE

Code of Ur-Nammu Complete

The oldest known law code. Sumerian. Translated by Samuel Noah Kramer (1954).

c. 1930 BCE

Laws of Eshnunna Complete

Akkadian laws predating Hammurabi. Translated by Albrecht Goetze (1948).

c. 1754 BCE

Code of Hammurabi Complete

282 laws from Babylon. Translated by L.W. King (Yale Avalon Project).

c. 1650 BCE

Hittite Laws Complete

200 laws from Anatolia. Translated by Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (1997).

c. 450 BCE

Twelve Tables of Rome Complete

Foundation of Roman law. Reconstructed from citations (Yale Avalon).

c. 200 BCE

Laws of Manu Complete

Ancient Indian legal text. Translated by Georg Buhler (1886).

533 CE

Corpus Juris Civilis Complete

Justinian's Code. Foundation of civil law tradition.

1215 CE

Magna Carta Complete

Charter of liberties. Yale Avalon Project translation.

HuggingFace Datasets

All investigation data is publicly available for independent verification and research.

Ancient Law Codes

8 complete legal codes spanning 4,000 years with scholarly translations.

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International Treaties

18 major treaties including Geneva Conventions, UN Charter, Treaty of Versailles.

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Modern Legal Codes

Contemporary laws and legal frameworks for comparison.

PunkRockGirl/the-law

Global Legal Codes

Comprehensive collection of legal codes from around the world.

PunkRockGirl/global-legal-codes

Additional Resources

GitHub Repository

Full text translations, source files, and investigation documents.

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Yale Avalon Project

Primary source for historical legal translations.

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Research Questions

Evolution of Justice

How have concepts of justice, punishment, and restitution evolved over 4,000+ years?

Universal Patterns

What legal principles appear across unconnected civilizations?

Power Structures

How do governments codify and maintain control through law?

Translation Sources

We use established scholarly translations from public domain sources. No fresh translations -- these are the accepted academic versions:

Yale Avalon Project (various)
Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 25 (1886)
Published academic translations (1940s-1990s)