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The 12 pages that link to Old Babylonian period, each with the reason it gives.

• Sumerian languageBroader topic: Sumerian was no longer widely spoken, but schools preserved and taught it.

• Code of HammurabiNarrower topic: The stele reflects the political and cultural world of its period.

• UrRelated: Ur declined after the collapse of Ur III but remained inhabited in this period.

• Babylonian mathematicsBroader topic: Many of the best-preserved mathematical school tablets date to this period.

• HammurabiNarrower topic: Hammurabi’s reign belongs to this era of shifting kingdoms and scribal culture.

• Epic of AtrahasisNarrower topic: The principal surviving version of the epic was copied during this period.

• Third Dynasty of UrRelated: It followed the era of Ur III and developed new centers of power.

• NippurRelated: Nippur remained a religious and scribal center under Old Babylonian rulers.

• SexagesimalRelated: Many surviving mathematical tablets documenting sexagesimal methods date to this period.

• Sumerian literatureRelated: Most known Sumerian literary manuscripts date to this later period of copying.

• KassitesNarrower topic: The Kassites entered Babylonian politics after the Old Babylonian kingdom weakened.

• Instructions of ShuruppakRelated: Major surviving manuscripts of the text come from this era, later than its likely origins.