The Abrahamic ten commandments [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments]
are seen by many as the basis for our laws
[https://www.deseret.com/1998/12/10/19418564/10-commandments-are-basis-of-u-s-law]
, even though they aren't
[https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/are-the-ten-commandments-really-the-basis-for-our-laws]
. These commandments are examples of early legal codes