Art and learning were encouraged, and a literary revival took place which brought back the old glories of the age of Sargon.

Once more new editions were made of standard works, poets arose to celebrate the deeds of the monarch, and books became multiplied.

Among the literary products of the period was the great Chaldaean Epic in twelve books, recording the adventures of the hero Gilgames, and embodying the Chaldaean story of the Deluge.
The supremacy over western Asia passed to Khammurabi, along with sovereignty over Babylonia, and he assumed the title of "King of the land of the Amorites." So too did his great-grandson, Ammi-ditana.

Two generations later, with Samas-ditana the First dynasty of Babylon came to an end.

It had made Babylon the capital of the country--a position which it never subsequently lost.