Explain hammuraid's goals for babalon

Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian Empire, decreed a set of laws to every city-state to better govern his bourgeoning empire.

By the end of his rule in 1750 BCE, he controlled all of ancient Mesopotamia. One of the major goals of his father and grandfather was to control the waters of the Euphrates River, running northwest to southeast in Mesopotamia. Civilizations built along the river were heavily engaged in agriculture and trade.