 The tablets and monuments date from the Old Hittite Kingdom (1650–1500 BC) to what is known as the New Hittite Kingdom (1500–1180 BC).Between these time periods, different translations can be found that modernize the language and create a series of legal reforms in which many crimes are given more humane punishments.These changes could possibly be attributed to the rise of new and different kings throughout the history empire or to the new translations that change the language used in the law codes.