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Manu (Lawgiver). Institutes of Hindu Law: Or; the Ordinances of Manu; According to the Gloss of Culluca. Comprising the Indian System of Duties; Religious and Civil. Verbally translated from the original Sanscrit. With a Preface; By Sir William Jones. Sir William Jones; translator and Preface. Calcutta: Printed by the order of the Government. London: reprinted for J. Sewell ... and J. Debrett; 1796. xvi; 366 pp. With a new introduction by Steve Sheppard; William Enfield Professor of Law; University of Arkansas School of Law. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange; Ltd. Hardcover. New. * The Manusmriti; or Laws of Manu; is an important statement of Hindu law. Attributed to Manu; the progenitor of humanity in Hindu theology; it was compiled in its final form around 200 BCE. It is a collection of laws governing individuals; communities and nations and is an important (and somewhat controversial) source of information about the caste system and the status of women. This work achieved its international prominence through Jones [1746-1794]; the able judge of the High Court of Calcutta and brilliant linguist; who produced the first complete English translation. Jones was attracted to this work because of its structural similarities to the Institutes of Justinian. Intending to become the "Justinian of India;" he intended to follow this translation with translations of other texts that resembled other parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis. He did not live long enough to complete his great project.