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    Naram-Sin, also transcribed Narām-Sîn or Naram-Suen (Akkadian: 𒀭𒈾𒊏𒄠𒀭𒂗𒍪: DNa-ra-am DSîn, meaning "Beloved of the Moon God Sîn", the "𒀭" a determinative...
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    to the carving of the "Victory Stele of Naram-Suen", now in the Louvre. Hittite sources claim Naram-Sin of Akkad even ventured into Anatolia, battling the...
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  • Naram-Suen (Naram-Sin) may refer to any of four kings in the history of Mesopotamia: Naram-Sin of Akkad (c. 2190–2154 BC), an Akkadian king, the most...
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    kiššatim) and Naram-Sin's (Sargon's grandson) "King of the Four Corners of the World" (šar kibrāt erbetti). The political union of Sumer and Akkad under the...
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    with cuneiform writings in Akkadian and Elamite. It depicts the King Naram-Sin of Akkad leading the Akkadian army to victory over the Lullubi, a mountain...
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    as "the god of Akkad". Although at least seven kings would rule Akkad after him, the Akkadian Empire quickly collapsed after Naram-Sin's reign and prominent...
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    the successor of Naram-Sin. It is not entirely clear whether the Neo-Assyrian king Sargon II was directly named for Sargon of Akkad, as there is some...
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    of Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum. He was succeeded by his brother Manishtushu, and was an uncle of Naram-Sin of Akkad. Naram-Sin posthumously deified...
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  • of Hellenic Studies. 59 (1): 137–138. doi:10.2307/626920. ISSN 2041-4099. JSTOR 626920. S2CID 161571860. Naram-Sin of Akkad Naram-Sin of Assyria v t e...
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    records that the inhabitants of Akkad built a temple for Naram-Sin after he had crushed a revolt against his rule. "Naram-Sin, the mighty, king of Agade,...
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    Naram-Sin". The narrative is that Gutian king Gula-AN, leading 17 other kings, attacks Akkad and is defeated, captured, and then paroled by Naram-Sin...
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    Sargon I, who may have been named after Sargon of Akkad.) Naram-Sin should not be confused with the Naram-Sin who had ruled Eshnunna for around twelve years...
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  • was re-titled Naram-Sin and the Enemy Hordes, after its subject matter by its last Babylonian editor. It is named after Naram-Sin of Akkad – a prominent...
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    Sargon's grandson Naram-Sin of Akkad (named as "zirru priestess of the god Nanna, spouse of the god N[anna], entu priestess of the god Sin at Ur"); Enannepada...
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    2189-2169 BC according to the Sumerian king list. Unlike his two predecessors Naram-Sin and Shar-Kali-Sharri he was not deified. He became king after a period...
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    modern Syria) in the west, Elam in the east and Sumer in the south. To Naram-Sin of Akkad (r. 2254–2218 BC), the creator of the title, it probably, in geographical...
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  • to the reign of Naram-Sin of Akkad (2254–2218 BC). Naram-Sin (2254–2218 BC) was the third successor and grandson of Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BC). He...
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    between Lullubi, Armanum and Akkad to the north; Nikku and Der to the south. According to one stele, Naram-Sin of Akkad's army of 360,000 soldiers defeated...
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    Armani (kingdom) (category Sargon of Akkad)
    Mesopotamia: Michael C. Astour refused to identify Armani with Armi, as Naram-Sin makes it clear that the Ibla he sacked (in c. 2240 BC) was a border town...
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    ruler Naram-Sin (2254–2218 BCE), grandson and third successor of Sargon of Akkad, the founder of the Akkadian Empire. It recounts that, after Naram-Sin crushed...
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    Shar-Kali-Sharri (category 23rd-century BC kings of Akkad)
    the son and successor of Naram-Sin who deified himself during his lifetime. Shar-Kali-Sharri succeeded his father Naram-Sin in c. 2217 BC. According to...
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    Rabisu to correct Naram-Sin’s transgressions. The story of the Curse of Agade ends with the complete destruction of the city of Akkad, Enlil triumphing...
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    Sumu-binasa, Naram-Sin of Uruk, Sîn-kāšid, Sîn-iribam, Sîn-gamil, Ilum-gamil, Anam, Irdanene, Rim-Anum, Nabi-ilišu, and an unknown king. The name "Sîn-gāmil"...
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  • It is known from texts of the Akkadian period, during the reign of Naram-Sin of Akkad. The proposed site of Armanum is Tall Bazi. An earlier suggestion...
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    Gimil-Sin) was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the penultimate king of the Ur III dynasty. He succeeded his father Amar-Sin, and reigned c. 1973–1964 BC...
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  • of the moon god Nanna in Ur, was born. c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of Naram-Sin, probably from Sippar, discovered in Susa (modern Shush, Iran), is made...
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  • such as Sin, Nergal, Ninkarrak, Ninhursag and Nisaba. Ilaba is also one of the five Mesopotamian deities mentioned in a treaty between Naram-Sin and an...
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    Enheduanna (category Children of Sargon of Akkad)
    priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad (r. c. 2334 – c. 2279 BCE). She was...
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    linear transition of power from Kish, the first city to receive kingship, to Akkad. In later versions from the Old Babylonian period, the list consisted of...
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    domination of Akkad, at least temporarily, since the time of Sargon. Khita is probably recorded as having signed a peace treaty with Naram-Sin of Akkad, stating:...
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