I was granted my rule by the gods 'to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak'.

Babylonian king, code of laws

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From the prologue of the Code of Hammurabi

Date / Period

c. 1754 BC

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi

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Unverifiable

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Found in 1 providers: gemini

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