What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people ...[and] to cause justice to prevail in the land"?

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Hammurabi, the sixth king of Babylon, believed that the gods had chosen him to promote the welfare and bring justice to his people. This belief is evident in the prologue of his famous law code, which states, " Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule and righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak."

What Individual Believed That the Gods Had Chosen Him to "Promote