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![Akkad and the Akkadian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/160.png?v=1715194929)
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Akkad and the Akkadian Empire
Akkad was the seat of the Akkadian Empire (2334-2218 BCE), the first multi-national political entity in the world, founded by Sargon the Great (r. 2334-2279 BCE) who unified Mesopotamia under his rule and set the model for later Mesopotamian...
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Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad (r. 2334 - 2279 BCE) was the king of the Akkadian Empire of Mesopotamia, the first multi-national empire in history, who united the disparate kingdoms of the region under a central authority. He is equally famous today as...
![The Legend of Sargon of Akkad](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2997.jpg?v=1715194864)
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The Legend of Sargon of Akkad
The Legend of Sargon of Akkad (c. 2300 BCE) is an Akkadian work from Mesopotamia understood as the autobiography of Sargon of Akkad (Sargon the Great, r. 2334-2279 BCE), founder of the Akkadian Empire. The earliest copy is dated to the 7th...
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Gutians
The Gutians were a West Asiatic people who are thought to have lived around the Zagros Mountains in a region referred to as Gutium. They had no written language and all that is known of them comes from their enemies, including the Akkadians...
![The Curse of Agade: Naram-Sin's Battle with the Gods](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/356.jpg?v=1715194926)
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The Curse of Agade: Naram-Sin's Battle with the Gods
The Curse of Agade is a story dated to the Ur III Period of Mesopotamia (2047-1750 BCE) though thought to be somewhat older in origin. It tells the story of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin (r. 2261-2224 BCE) and his confrontation with the gods...
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Naram-Sin
Naram-Sin (r. 2261-2224 BCE) was the last great king of the Akkadian Empire and grandson of Sargon the Great (r. 2334-2279 BCE) who founded the empire. He is considered the most important Akkadian king after Sargon (or, according to some...
![Sargon and Ur-Zababa](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3128.jpg?v=1715194870)
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Sargon and Ur-Zababa
Sargon and Ur-Zababa is a Sumerian poem, date of composition unknown, relating the rise to power of Sargon of Akkad (r. 2334-2279 BCE), founder of the Akkadian Empire. The work is classified as a Mesopotamian folktale, relying on motifs such...
![Truths Wrapped in Fiction: Mesopotamian Naru Literature](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3084.jpg?v=1618832702)
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Truths Wrapped in Fiction: Mesopotamian Naru Literature
Originality in literary compositions in the ancient world did not carry the same weight and value as it does today. In recent centuries, authors have been applauded for the creation of original works and have been derided for plagiarism or...
![Birth of Sargon of Akkad](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2997.jpg?v=1715194864)
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Birth of Sargon of Akkad
Clay tablet with the birth of Sargon of Akkad and his argument with the king of Kish, late 3rd millennium BCE, now in the Louvre, Paris
![Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2263.jpg?v=1720907463)
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Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Daily life in ancient Mesopotamia cannot be described in the same way one would describe life in ancient Rome or Greece. Mesopotamia was never a single, unified civilization, not even under the Akkadian Empire of Sargon of Akkad (the Great...