Sargon Archive

Infamous End Of Lugalzagesi – Ambitious King Who United Sumer

AncientPages.com | April 30, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king who reigned c. 2341 BC - 2316 BC and lived in the mid-fourteenth century BC. According to his

Sargon The Great - First Ruler of Mesopotamia

How Did Sargon Become The Most Powerful Ruler Of Mesopotamia?

AncientPages.com | April 3, 2020

A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 2334 BC, Sargon became the first emperor in the history of the world. Most probably, his great Akkadian kingdom was not a new

Rock inscriptions at a site in Duhok province, Iraqi Kurdistan, January 2020. Photo: University of Udine

Archaeology

Ten Inscriptions Related To Sargon Unearthed At Ancient Assyrian Site In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

AncientPages.com | January 20, 2020

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Significant findings have been made during excavation works by a joint team of archaeologists from the University of Udine in Italy and their

Archaeology

Collapse Of Akkadian Empire Strongly Related To Catastrophic Climate Change

AncientPages.com | October 28, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Akkadian Empire reached its political peak between the 2400 BC and 2200 BC, following the conquests by its founder Sargon of Akkad.

Archaeology

Harput Relief: 4,000-Year-Old Artifact Pushes Back History Of Region By 1,000 Years

AncientPages.com | March 23, 2017

AncientPages.com - Researchers have examined a relief, which was accidentally unearthed in the Elazig province, in eastern Anatolia, Turkey, almost a year ago. The relief dubbed “Harput Relief” is now dated