Although Sames had a very Babylonian (Aramaic) name, his name might have been "Mihrdat" which many of his successors had, but he replaced it with the Babylonian equivalent for cultural reasons on taking control of Commagene.
Meskipun Sames memiliki nama yang sangat Babilonia (Aramaik), namanya mungkin adalah "Mihrdat" yang dimiliki oleh banyak penerusnya, tetapi ia menggantinya dengan Babilonia setara dengan alasan budaya untuk mengambil kendali Commagene.