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Early political development in Mesopotamia and the origins of the Sargonic empire

akkad : the first world empire : structure, ideology, traditions • 5 • Published In 1993 • Pages: 107-129

By: Steinkeller, Piotr.

Abstract
In approximately the year 2300 BC, Sargon of Akkade defeated a coalition of Sumerian city-states led by Lugal-zagesi, thereby sucuring for himself complete mastery over southern Babylonia. This event marked the beginning of what is known in history as the Sargonic or the Old Akkadian empire (p. 107). This study looks back in time at what preceded the defeat of Lugal-zagesi (ed. note: during the Uruk and Early Dynastic periods), in a attempt to understand how the Sargonic development came about, and to shed light on various critical aspects of this development. .
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Historical reconstruction
Classes
Production and supply
tradition
Akkadian
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
4334-4113 BP (2334-2113 BC)
Coverage Place
Akkadian Period, Mesopotamia: Current countries are Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran
Notes
Piotr Steinkeller
Proceedings of the Conference 'Akkad. Il primo impero universale: strutture, ideologia, tradizioni' held at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' on December 5th to 7th, 1990
LCCN
95100216
LCSH
Akkadians/Iraq History To 634