question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Sargon II (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒈗𒁺, romanized: Šarru-kīn, meaning "the faithful...

of cuneiform script. Sargon of Akkad (/ˈsɑːrɡɒn/; Akkadian: 𒊬𒊒𒄀, romanized: Šarrugi; died c. 2279 BC), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first...

The Annals of Sargon II are a series of cuneiform inscriptions detailing the military actions of the Assyrian ruler Sargon II between 720 BCE and 705...

Sargon II's Prisms are two Assyrian tablet inscriptions describing Sargon II's (722 to 705 BC) campaigns, discovered in Nineveh in the Library of Ashurbanipal...

Sargon II ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 to 705 BC as one of its most successful kings. In his final military campaign, Sargon was killed in battle...

during the Neo-Assyrian Empire for just over a century from the ascent of Sargon II in 722 BC to the fall of Assyria in 609 BC. Although Assyria would ultimately...

Sargon II is a sequel to Sargon. Both are computer chess programs for home computers. The Spracklens, developers of Sargon, made significant improvements...

battle near Der in 720 was unsuccessful. Afterwards, Sargon repressed the allies of Marduk-apla-iddina II in Elam, Aram and Israel and eventually drove him...

the province of Samerina is from the reign of Shalmaneser V's successor Sargon II, who was credited with naming the province. This is also the first documented...

were likely violent, and it is unlikely that Sargon II was his legitimate heir. It is possible that Sargon II was entirely unrelated, which would make Shalmaneser...

in 709 BC and sent a delegation to Sargon II to attempt to form an anti-Cimmerian alliance. In 705 BC, Sargon II led a campaign against a rebellious...

of loyalty had convinced Sargon II that Ambaris could be trusted and be placed on the throne of Tabal. Additionally, Sargon II desperately tried to ensure...

Dan and Kathleen "Kathe" Spracklen for the Z80-based Wavemate Jupiter II. Sargon was introduced at the 1978 West Coast Computer Faire where it won the...

Sennacherib. Sennacherib was the son and successor of the Neo-Assyrian king Sargon II, who had reigned as king of Assyria from 722 to 705 BC and as king of...

King before Sargon II, Shalmaneser V may have launched campaigns in the provinces of Syria and Palestine before being overthrown by Sargon II – whose rebellion...

stele is Assyrian Akkadian. The stele was placed there during the time Sargon II (r. 722–705 BC) ruled the Neo Assyrian Empire (935–605 BC). It was offered...

Sargon II (r. 722–705 BC), who in all likelihood was a usurper who deposed his predecessor in a palace coup. Like Tiglath-Pileser before him, Sargon in...

County. 722 BC—Northern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II. 722 BC—Duke Yin accedes to the throne of Lu in China, the first event...

the succession of Sargon II. The land of Israel—which had resisted the Assyrians for years without a king—again revolted. Sargon II returned with the...

dynasty reigns in name only. 722 BC: Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II. 720 BC: End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre. 719 BC: King Huan of Zhou...

Shamash-shum-ukin (r. 667–648 BC) describes himself as a "descendant of Sargon II", his great-grandfather. More extremely, Esarhaddon (r. 681–669 BC) calls...

was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The records of Assyrian king Sargon II indicate that he deported 27,290 Israelites to Mesopotamia. This deportation...

became restive during the reign of Shalmanassar V, but not for long. Sargon II, who came to the throne in 722 BC, continued the Assyrian hostility against...

from c. 719 – 712 BCE. Tarḫunazi was installed in the third year of king Sargon II (719 BCE) as an Assyrian vassal, to replace a certain Gunzinanu the Kammanean...

the ninth, eighth, and seventh centuries BC (reigns of Shalmaneser III, Sargon II, and Sennacherib) as Til-garimmu/Til-garimme. The city contained a palace...

"Fortress of Sargon"; Arabic: دور شروكين, Syriac: ܕܘܪ ܫܪܘ ܘܟܢ), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad...

Look up Sargon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sargon may refer to: Sargon of Akkad (r. c. 2334–2279 BC), founder of the Akkadian Empire Sargon I (r...

kings Tiglath-Pileser III and Shalmaneser V. The later Assyrian kings Sargon II and Sennacherib also managed to subjugate the Israelites in the neighbouring...

city was actually destroyed by Sargon II. The Philistines were later occupied by the Egyptians in 609 BC, under Necho II. In 604/603 BC, following a Philistine...

(many in what is now Northern Sudan) since the Middle Kingdom. After Sargon II and Sennacherib defeated attempts by the Nubian kings to gain a foothold...