Was the Mosaic Law of Judaism really the first?

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In asking this question, I mean was the Mosaic Law (Torah) the first set of laws to found a moral relationship between humans rather than only a relationship between G-d and humans?

What about the Code of Hammurabi, the Hittite and Assyrian Laws, and prior to these, the Code of Ur-Nammu and the Laws of Eshnunna?

Cultural anthropologists, Jewish and Christian scholars, and ANYONE ELSE is welcome to reply.
 
Sorry, I don’t really understand what you’re asking. Can you clarify the question?
 
OxygenMan said:
Sorry, I don’t really understand what you’re asking. Can you clarify the question?
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I’m asking whether the Torah was the first known Law to codify how people should behave toward one another in a moral way? Did any of the other laws or codes say similar things about human behavior toward one another BEFORE the Mosaic Law?
 
meltzerboy said:
I’m asking whether the Torah was the first known Law to codify how people should behave toward one another in a moral way? Did any of the other laws or codes say similar things about human behavior toward one another BEFORE the Mosaic Law?
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Oh. Well, as far a written evidence goes, I know that there is evidence of written codes of law among the Sumerians that are older than the written pieces found in Israel and the surrounding areas. As far as laws passed on through oral tradition, it’s anyone’s guess.
 
Natural Law probably is the first by far, but other cultures in the region had a code of Laws. Many were similar to the Mosaic Law and some were almost exactly like the Mosaic Law. A system of moral Law was first created in anciet Sumer as far as we can tell.
 
The Mayans maybe? They had pretty much everything sorted out and they lived before the Torah was given.
 
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