His fame as a lawgiver arose from the discovery in 1901 of a stone pillar once stolen from Babylon as a war trophy and now exhibited in the Louvre, Paris.

• 1901年人们发现了一个石柱，从而确立了他在立法史上的地位。 该石柱曾作为战利品从巴比伦被掳走，现存于巴黎的罗浮宫。