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What is the first written code in the world?
The first written code in the world is the Ullner Code.

1. Ullner Code is the earliest written code in the world (earlier than code of hammurabi), also known as Ullner Code and Sumerian Code.

Ullner Code was formulated by Ullner Mu, the founding monarch of the Third Ur Dynasty in ancient Asia (about 2 1 13-2008 BC). The original work consists of about 30-35 clay tablets, most of which have not been preserved.

2. code of hammurabi is a collection of laws promulgated by King Hammurabi of Babylon in the Middle East (reigned in 1792 BC). It is the most representative cuneiform code and the earliest preserved character code in the world.

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The Ullner Code consists of two parts: the preface and the text of 29 articles (only 23 articles have been handed down from generation to generation). It is inconclusive and mainly involves politics, religion and law. The preface declares that God has given Ullner the power to rule, and Ullner's behavior in the world is to establish "justice" and "social order" according to God's will, and lists the measures he has taken to protect the weak and restrain the strong.

The earliest manuscripts that have been discovered are about Babylonian times, but most of them have been damaged, leaving only some fragments. Judging from the seriously damaged fragments of the code, the main content of the code is the provisions on slavery, marriage, family, inheritance and punishment. For example, the first divorce pays 1 2 silver, and the second divorce pays 1/2 silver, and the adulterer is executed.

Those who rape their female slaves will be fined 5 Cirkel for perjury; In the battle, it is necessary to pay 1 nanogram of broken bone silver, and 10 of the foreign land of Cirkel with injured foot is flooded, and 3 red (about 900 liters of barley) is paid for every 0.3 hectares of land; Slaves who recapture fugitive slaves mainly pay their captors appropriate remuneration; Injuring others' lives will be punished by torture and fines.

Prohibition of witchcraft; Those who destroy other people's cultivated land should pay compensation for food; Female slaves will be punished by corporal punishment if they don't respect their hostess. Women have a low status in the family and will be executed if they commit adultery. These provisions fully show that the legislation at that time has gradually replaced homomorphic revenge with fines, compensation and other means.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Ullner Code

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Baidu Encyclopedia-code of hammurabi