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Apastamba Smriti is attributed to sage Apastamba who lived in India 2500 years back.

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Apastamba Smriti is one of the 18 Smritis of Hindu scriptures. Together these smritis as referred as Dharma Shastras of Vedic Hinduism.

The 18 Smritis are:

1. Ãngirasa Smriti

2. Vyåsa Smriti

3. Ãpastamba Smriti

4. DakSha Smriti

5. Vishnu Smriti

6. Yågyavalkya Smriti

7. Likhita Smriti

8. Samvartta Smriti

9. Shanka Smriti

10. Brihaspati Smriti

11. Atri Smriti

12. Kåtyåyana Smriti

13. Paråshara Smriti

14. Manu Smriti

15. Aushanasa Smriti

16. Hårita Smriti

17. Gautama Smriti

18. Yama Smriti

Apastamba Smriti is in BC era Sanskrit. It has 10 adhyayas/chapters.

Scriptural References
An excellent and authentic reference to the texts of all 18 Smritis can be found in the online library of "Maharishi University of Management - Vedic Literature Collection".