What empire came about after the fall of the Akkadian empire and who was leader?

After the fall of the Akkadian Empire, which collapsed around 2154 BCE, the Babylonian Empire emerged as a prominent power in Mesopotamia. The most notable leader of the Babylonian Empire was Hammurabi, who ruled from approximately 1792 to 1750 BCE. He is best known for codifying one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, known as the Code of Hammurabi, which established laws and justice in his realm.