Sargon of Akkad

Ancient Mesopotamia is located in-between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river in Europe. With-in Mesopotamia is Babylonia which was located where the two rivers meet, with-in Babylonia is Akkad and Sumer. Akkad was located in the northern part of Babylonia while Sumer was located in the south in the channel of the river system. According to Robert A. Guisepi in his article Sumeria, Ancient Sumeria (Sumer), A History of Ancient Sumer Including its Contributions; Sumer was “broken by river channels teeming with fish and re-fertilized frequently by alluvial silt laid down by uncontrolled floods, Sumer had a splendid agricultural potential if the environmental problems could be solved…In the course of the several successive cultural phases that followed the…

The bond was transitioned between the world of the godlike and the early empire. The success of the region the king ruled determined how profound his connection was with his god. It also showed how pleased the god was with his rule. A king that possessed the ability to expand his empire and was prosperous in doing so, showed that the gods chose him. Despite defying the rule of Sargon of Akkad and his dynasty, he was still a mythological character due to his fruitful military defeats and the…

The first part of the book deals with Ebla and the Early Dynastic (ED) period in Mesopotamia. At this time period they saw the first empires in the ancient Near East, and Ebla was usefully founded between coastal Syria and northern Mesopotamian cities. Exploiting on this location, rulers of Ebla created pacts with neighboring towns and placed tariffs on goods arriving to the city. Many of the extravagant goods were meant for the royal household; Podany describes the contents and effects of a…

and the Akkadian people, he inscribed on the stele his own victory account and readdressed the piece to his Elamite god. In the 19th Century, French archeologists excavated the ‘Stele of Naram-Sin’ and relocated it to be preserved and displayed for observation at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. Naram-Sin was the grandson of Saragon I. Saragon ruled the Akkadian people from c. 2332 – 2279 BCE, north of Uruk. His ruling took place during the Sumerian period, which lead to the Akkadian people…

Shalmaneser V who reigned between 727-722 BCE, had had enough of the troublesome, annoying acts of Israel where they were bouncing between Assyria and Egypt lobbying them against one another. After three years of battle Shalmaneser would finally conquered Samaria and began to deport the population of Israel. King Sargon II (Shalmaneser’s replacement), the great Neo-Assyrian leader between 722-705 BCE and his son Sennacherib, both would play pivotal roles in invading both Israel and Judah,…

and important leaders in all of Mesopotamia’s history is Sargon of Akkad. Sargon ruled for 56 years before dying of natural causes, and during those 56 years, he made a name for himself as being an influential and effective ruler. Where and when exactly did he rule? He was able to control his people, and organize the vast areas of land he controlled by utilizing his resources in a way that has never been done before. (this sentence is way too vague. What made him so different than past…

Intro Akkadian Empire is one of the most fascinating civilisations do you know why? Well because Sargon was the first ruler to rule an empire in the world, Sargon was one of the many rulers that ruled the Akkadian Empire. There were five rulers including Sargon. Sargon, Rimush, Manishtushu, Naram Sin, and Shar-Kali-Sharri, were all rulers of Akkadian Empire. Akkadian Empire was fascinating because of its Geography, Government, Economics, Values and Beliefs, Contributions, Developed way of live,…

In 1955 the Hilprecht Collection, which contained 2500 tablets and fragments, were studied and translated. Although 2500 pieces have been found only 150 were literary works. The multiple fragments found only have a few undisturbed lines, but 50 tablets are in good condition, displaying several complete lines. The fragments contain multiple stories from mythology to catalogues. One of the most interesting stories is “The Curse of Agade: The Ekur Avenged”. About 300 lines are written about the…

In my eyes, without Enheduanna’s writings, we would still be somewhat blind to the workings of ancient Mesopotamia. We get the rare look at the culture and religion from the eyes of an individual living through the time. Another aspect that I have not seen much research on is how life in Sumer and Akkad could have been different if Enheduanna did not act as a mediator. What would have happened if King Sargon and his family did not rule as long as they did? Throughout the excavations of ancient…

overwhelming. The two pieces of artworks I have chosen are both heads of former rulers, each of them coming from a different empire. Nobody knows who made each of these artworks. The first sculpture for comparison is the head of an Akkadian ruler also known as the “Head of Sargon the Great”(). The second sculpture is to be compared and contrasted with is the Mask of Agamemnon. Both being the same type of artwork could have been made in different techniques, have different stories, and many more.…