"My empire is built on respect, not on fear and oppression."

"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…"

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

"Let every man worship his own god in his own way, and let no man be compelled to change his faith."

"I returned their previously exiled populations and restored their settlements."