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The legend begins with King Sargon returning victorious from battles and observing the economic disparity among his people. While the city boasted magnificent temples and extensive irrigation, the king noticed that wealth was concentrated among a select few. His royal Chancellor explained that the secret to wealth lay in understanding how to acquire and keep gold—not merely in spending or splurging.
The key insight was that wealth belonged to those who knew how to amass and manage it wisely, rather than to a privileged few. The king, eager to democratize prosperity, asked who could teach this knowledge. The answer was clear: the wealthiest man in Babylon—Arad—who had accumulated his riches through a series of learned principles.