"A good leader listens to his advisors, but makes his own decisions."

"I returned to these sacred cities on the other side of the Tigris, the sanctuaries of which have been in ruins for a long time, the images which used to live therein and established for them permanent…"

"It is better to be loved than feared, for love endures while fear is fleeting."

"Let all who seek refuge in my empire find it."

"I am the king of Babylon, Sumer, and Akkad."