Early political development in Mesopotamia and the origins of the Sargonic empire
essay 1993 Steinkeller, Piotr

AkkadianMiddle East > Middle East
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 a...