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Scribes Carved Laws on Stone in Urartu
乌拉尔图书吏将法律刻于石上
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Urartu was a kingdom near modern-day Armenia.乌拉尔图是位于今亚美尼亚附近的王国。
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Kings ordered scribes to carve laws onto stone steles.国王命令书吏将法律刻在石碑上。
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These inscriptions listed taxes, land rights, and temple duties.这些铭文列出了税赋、土地权利和神庙职责。
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They used cuneiform script adapted from Assyrian models.他们使用了源自亚述模式的楔形文字。
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Stelae stood in temples and city gates for all to see.石碑立于神庙和城门处，供所有人观看。
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This made royal authority visible and lasting.这使王权变得可见且持久。
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Few Urartian texts survive today due to erosion.由于风化，今天存世的乌拉尔图文献极少。
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Yet they prove law-making was central to state power.但它们证明立法是国家权力的核心。