Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. He is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire.
Sargon of Akkad on his victory stele, with inscription "King Sargon" (π¬ππ π Ε ar-ru-gi lugal) vertically inscribed in front of him.
"King Sargon" (π¬ππ π Ε ar-ru-gi lugal) on the Victory stele of Sargon.
The stele, with Sargon leading a procession
"King Sargon"
Akkadian is an extinct East Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia from the third millennium BC until its gradual replacement in common use by Old Aramaic among Assyrians and Babylonians from the 8th century BC.
Akkadian language inscription on the obelisk of Manishtushu
A Neo-Babylonian inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
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