Its namesake empire grew to conquer much of (*) Akkadia, controlling cities like and Nippur and Ur, and its more famous rulers included Hammurabi, Marduk, and Nebuchadnezzar.
This city was sacked by Mursilus in about 1500 BC and renamed Kuranduniahs. It was also conquered by Sennacherib but reunified under Nabopolassar and banded together with the Medes to destroy the Assyrian empire. Its namesake empire grew to conquer much of (*) Akkadia, controlling cities like and Nippur and Ur, and its more famous rulers included Hammurabi, Marduk, and Nebuchadnezzar. For ten points, what is this city-state, best known for its Hanging Gardens?
This city was sacked by Mursilus in about 1500 BC and renamed Kuranduniahs.
{Babylon} (accept {Babylonian} Empire)