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Sargon shared his name with two later Mesopotamian kings. Sargon I was a king of the Old Assyrian period presumably named after Sargon of Akkad. Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king named after Sargon of Akkad; it is this king whose name was rendered Sargon ( סַרְגוֹן) in the Hebrew Bible ( Isaiah 20:1).
- Akkadian (Sargonic)
- c. 2334–2279 BC (MC)
The Akkadian Empire (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /) was the first known ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.Centered on the city of Akkad (/ ˈ æ k æ d /) and its surrounding region, the empire would unite Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia, sending military ...
Sargon I, also known as Sargon of Akkad or Sargon the Great (Akkadian: Šarukinu, "the true king") (reigned 2334 B.C.E. – 2279 B.C.E. ), was the founder of the Akkadian Empire. He is only the third king in recorded history to have created an empire after the Sumerians Lugal-anne-mundu and Lugal-zage-si. He is the first to use it to try to ...
Sep 27, 2020 · The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Semitic empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in ancient Mesopotamia, which united all the indigenous Akkadian speaking Semites and the Sumerian speakers under one rule within a multilingual empire. King Sargon, the founder of the empire, conquered several regions in Mesopotamia and ...
Sargon of Akkad. Circa 2334 - circa 2279 b.c.e.. King of Akkad. Sources. Origins. Sargon, the first ruler of the Akkadian Dynasty, was of humble origin. The Sumerian King List says his father was a gardener and does not include his personal name. Another source says his father was a certain La’ibum, a name that may be associated with a skin ...
Aug 3, 2018 · The name Sargon is actually a Biblical translation of an older Akkadian name, Šarru-kinu which translates to “True King.”. However the name was used by at least two Assyrian kings from the first and second millennium BCE who chose to legitimize their own rule by identifying with the first Akkadian Sargon who ruled during the third ...
Apr 26, 2012 · Illustration. by John D. Croft. published on 26 April 2012. Download Full Size Image. A family tree of the Akkadian Dynasty, starting with La'ibum and Sargon of Akkad. Remove Ads.
