The correct answer is - Sumerian culture.
The Sumerian culture is the first Mesopotamian culture, and it was a culture much ahead of its time and much more developed than the other civilizations. The Sumerians discovered lots of things and lied the foundations for lots of sciences, so it is no wander that they have been admired by the other people. The Chaldeans were one of their biggest admirers, and they were especially admiring their achievements in mathematics and astronomy.
They didn't like democracy. The mob can't be trusted to rule. They all preferred the concept of a philosopher king. Someone who held no biases and based their reign on carefully considered, ethical, and philosophically sound decisions.
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maybe they were testing them
