Babylondraws it religious beliefs and culture from Sumerian and Akkadian influence,and before it even became a nation it was a city state which was in close proximityto many other city states which had fought for power over each other since the beginningof time; read the epic of Gilgamesh as it pertains to just how old this power struggle is.After the fall of the Akkadian empire, due to the Guitan invasion, Amorites as well asGutians settled in Babylon which cultivated more of Babylonian culture and religion.However the Gutains didn't spread much influence, because they were barbariansthey recorded nothing and didn't form any tradition, they did however cause thecollapse of Akkadian empire and allowed Hammurabi to become king and rise in poweraround
