I was granted my rule by the gods 'to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak'.
Babylonian king, code of laws
I was granted my rule by the gods 'to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak'.
Babylonian king, code of laws
From the prologue of the Code of Hammurabi
c. 1754 BC
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