For 10 points, name this man who founded the Babylonian Empire and had a code of laws carved in stone.
The dynasty he established was displaced by the Kassites after being weakened by Hittite raids, primarily led by Mursilis I. When he came to power, he was wedged between Rim-Sin, the ruler of Larsa, and Shamshi-Adad I, who was building up Assyria, but he eventually became king of Akkad and Sumeria. He appears on a stele before the throne of the sun god Shamash, the divine judge. For 10 points, name this man who founded the Babylonian Empire and had a code of laws carved in stone.
The dynasty he established was displaced by the Kassites after being weakened by Hittite raids, primarily led by Mursilis I.
{Hammurabi}