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~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI
URU-KA-gina 26add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 26)
Names Iri-kagina (Urukagina) as king of Lagaš and records a wall-guard appointment — administrative evidence from the reign of the ruler whose reforms are the earliest known attempt to codify social justice.
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~2100 BCE·
