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By Katya Sverdlov
Founding Attorney

Did you know? The Code of Ur-Nammu, written around 2100 BCE, is the oldest found legislative code. It later influenced the code of Hammurabi.

It’s the first time when a schedule of predetermined consequences for violating rules of conduct was written. Most penalties were monetary: 15 shekels for perjury, 5 shekels for deflowering a man’s slave, 10 shekels for breaking a man’s bone. Yet murder and rape (of a free woman) were punishable by death.

About the Author
Katya Sverdlov, Esq., a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and attorney, founded Sverdlov Law to provide personalized legal services in estate planning, probate, elder law, and business succession. With 12 years on Wall Street, she manages complex financial matters. A Cornell University and Brooklyn Law School graduate, she also lectures, writes, and volunteers.