Question

Money is pretty old but nobody knows exactly how old it is. Perhaps the oldest evidence of people using money is in the Code of Ur-Nammu. The Code of Ur-Nammu is a system of laws written around 2050 BC. That's like 4,000 years ago! Many of Ur-Nammu's laws carry fines, such as one stating that if a man is proven innocent of sorcery, his accuser must pay 3 shekels. This ancient document shows me two things: Ur-Nammu didn't tolerate false witch-hunts, and money is very old.

Can someone please summarize this into one sentence please?

Answer 1

The Code of Ur-Nammu is a system of laws written around 2050 BC. It says that if a man is proven innocent of sorcery, his accuser must pay 3 shekels. Money is pretty old, but nobody knows exactly how old it is.

Answer 2

The oldest evidence of people using money is found in the Code of Ur-Nammu, a set of laws written around 2050 BC, which includes fines for certain offenses and shows that money has been in use for at least 4000 years.