Babylonian law is a subset of cuneiform law that has received particular study due to the large amount of archaeological material that has been found for it. So-called "contracts" exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal decisions given by the judges in the law courts. Historical inscriptions, royal charters and rescripts, dispatches, private letters and the general literature afford welcome supplementary information. Even grammatical and lexicographical texts contain many extracts or short sentences bearing on law and custom. The so-called "Sumerian Family Laws" are preserved in this way. Other cultures involved with ancient Mesopotamia shared the same common laws and precedents extending to the form of contacts that Kenneth Kitchen has studied and compared to the form of contracts in the Bible with particular note to the sequence of blessings and curses that bind the deal. The Maxims of Ptahhotep and Sharia Law
Los llamados "contratos" existen en miles, incluyendo una gran variedad de actos, comunicaciones, bonos, recibos, cuentas, y lo más importante de todo, las decisiones legales reales dadas por los jueces en los tribunales de la ley. Inscripciones históricas, cartas reales y rescripciones, expedientes, cartas privadas y la literatura general ofrecen información complementaria de bienvenida. Incluso los textos gramaticales y lexicográficos contienen muchos extractos o frases cortas que se refieren a la ley y la costumbre. Las llamadas "Leyes de la Familia Sumeria" se conservan de esta manera. Otras culturas involucradas con la antigua Mesopotamia compartieron las mismas leyes comunes y precedentes que se extienden a la forma de contactos que Kenneth Kitchen ha estudiado y comparado con las formas de contratos en la Biblia en particular con la secuencia de las bendiciones y las notas de la Ley de Ptolomeo que comprometen el acuerdo.