Trivia Question of the Day

The Oldest Laws In The World

There's a whole lot in here about paying shekels for sex.

Answer: The Code of Ur-Nammu, which sounds like a McGuffin from Doctor Strange — and sorcery is indeed one of the crimes mentioned — but it’s actually an engraved set of Sumerian laws dating back to 2100–2050 BCE.

Sumerian firms gave killer bonuses that year.

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