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Sargon I (also transcribed as Šarru-kīn I and Sharru-ken I) was the king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur ") during the Old Assyrian period from c. 1920 BC to 1881 BC. On the Assyrian King List, Sargon appears as the son and successor of Ikunum, and the father and predecessor of Puzur-Ashur II .
- c. 1920–1881 BC
- Ikunum
- Rule Over The Near East
- Legacy
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While it is unknown exactly how Sargon came to power, he soon attacked Uruk, where reigned Lugal-zage-si of Umma. Lugal-zage-si, with fifty ensis under his command, was defeated, captured, brought to Kish "in a carcan" and exposed at Enlil’s gate. Sargon then attacked and crushed Ur, Lagash and Umma. He made a symbolic gesture, washing his hands in...
The many legends associated with Sargon I ensured that his memory has been preserved. On the one hand, he is remembered for his military exploits. On the other, he appears to have wanted to protect a settled way of life that valued commerce and trade and a society that also protected the weak. It is said that no one in Sumer had to beg for food and...
Allotte de la Fuye, François Maurice. Documents présargoniques. Paris: E. Leroux, 1908.Biggs, R. D. Inscriptions from Tell Abu Salabikh. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1974. ISBN 978-0226622026Deimel, A. Die Inschriften von Fara. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, 1922-1924.Diakonov, Igor. “On the area and population of the Sumerian city-State.” VDI2 (1950): 77-93.People also ask
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Šarru-kīn I, Sharru-ken I, or Sargon I, reigned as a Išši’ak Aššur of the Old Assyrian Empire from c. 1920 BC — c. 1881 BC. Šarru-kīn I is stated on the Assyrian King List as being the son and successor of Ikunum, and the father and predecessor of Puzur-Ashur II. The name, “Sargon” means “the king is legitimate” in the ...
Sargon I (flourished c. 1850 bc) ruler of Assyria during the old Akkadian period. Little is known in detail of Assyria during the time of Sargon , but clearly the Assyrian trading colony in Cappadocia , known from the tablets discovered at Kultepe, was then in its heyday.
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This bronze portrait head, believed to represent Sargon, is one of the first of these royal likenesses. Through its precise, detailed craftsmanship and realistic features, not seen in earlier works, the head simultaneously conveys a sense of its subject’s grandeur and humanity.
Apr 5, 2024 · Sargon (flourished 23rd century bce) was an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who reigned around 2334–2279 bce. He was one of the earliest of the world’s great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria , Anatolia , and Elam (western Iran).
The first king of the Akkadian Dynasty (Sargon I) united the whole of Mesopotamia under one ruler. Sargon and his descendants ruled from 2334 BC until around 2190 BC when the empire collapsed owing to invasion and rebellion. Akkadian is also a language spoken from around 2600 BC until the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
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