The Code of Hammurabi – c. 1792 BCE

The Code of Hammurabi – The Oldest Complete Law Collection Hammurabi (c.1810–c.1750), Gustave Jéquier (1868–1946) Although identifying mankind’s genuine first legal code may be impossible, legal scholars and historians point to the Code of Hammurabi as one of the oldest and most complete written collections of rules in existence. A French archaeological team excavated the…