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Akkadian stele

The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin is a stele that dates to approximately 2254–2218 BC, in the time of the Akkadian Empire, and is now at the Louvre in Paris. The relief measures 2 meters in height (6' 7") and was carved in pinkish sandstone, with cuneiform writings in Akkadian and Elamite. It depicts King Naram-Sin of Akkad leading the Akkadian army to victory over the Lullubi, a mountain people from the Zagros Mountains.

The stele shows a narrative scene of the king crossing the steep slopes into enemy territory; on the left are the ordered imperial forces keeping in rank while marching over the disordered defenders that lie broken and defeated. Naram-Sin is shown as by far the most important figure, towering over his enemy and troops and all eyes gaze up toward him. The weak and chaotic opposing forces are shown being thrown from atop the mountainside, impaled by spears, fleeing and begging Naram-Sin for mercy as well as being trampled underfoot by Naram-Sin himself. This is supposed to convey their uncivilized and barbaric nature making the conquest justified. Though currently about two meters in height, estimates of its original height range up to three meters.

Style

The stele is unique in two regards. Most conquest depictions are shown horizontally, with the king being at the top-center. This stele depicts the victory in a diagonal fashion with the king still being at the top-center but where everyone else can look up to him. The second unique aspect of the piece is that Naram-Sin is shown wearing a bull-horned helmet or shown as the face of lion. Helmets of this type at the time when this stele was commissioned were only worn by the Gods. This stele is in essence telling the viewer that Naram-Sin is a victorious conqueror as a result of his divine status. It also shows Naram-Sin gazing up toward two stars, showing that although Naram-Sin is a god, a feat t

My road to Akkad

(10) My road to Akkad | Damien Mackey -Academia.edu Sargon of Akkad is generally said to have been the grandfather of Naram Sin, though, according to S. Franke, "Naram-Sin [is] occasionally taken to be [Sargon's] son" (Kings of Akkad: Sargon and Naram-Sin, p. 840: http://www.academia.edu/7801675/Kings_of_Akka But why not include Sargon-Nimrod, too, as a potential candidate for Narmer, the contemporary of Abram? For, we read: "Several … early Judaic sources also assert that the king Amraphel, who wars with Abraham later in Genesis, is none other than Nimrod himself". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod#Traditions_and_legends I am inclined to fuse Sargon (Nimrod) with Naram Sin: Dr. Albright, whilst wisely allowing that (and reckless revisionists could keep these words in mind) (op. cit., p. 89): "It may possibly be that we are dealing with a mere coincidence, extraordinary perhaps, but fallacious, and that the supporting indications will reveal themselves as conspirators against the truth", nonetheless proceeds to make this welcome -especially given the currently vague and tentative correlations between ancient Egypt and Syro-Mesopotamia -statement: "Yet the lines of evidence, geographical, historical, chronological and archaeological, converge so remarkably in the direction of our thesis that we ought not shrink from the test -o bere o affogare!"

Sargon and Naram-Sin

Impact of Akkad Upon Egypt

Dr. Albright was also most controversial -at least in conventional terms -in his firm opinion that the Magan that Naram Sin claimed to have conquered was Egypt. Although Magan and Meluḫḫa are always considered in the neo-Assyrio/Babylonian records to indicate, respectively, Egypt and Ethiopia, when Naram Sin uses these terms, he is supposed (for some strange reason) to be referring to, say, Oman, and to a location connecting to the Indus Valley. However, D. Potts, discussing "the boot

Naram-Sin

King Naram-Sin of Akkad is a supporting character in The Dark Pictures Anthology's third installment, House of Ashes. He is the self-proclaimed "God King" of Akkad, and is engaged in a war with the Gutians. He was voiced and motion captured by Sami Karim and was modelled on Michael Addo.

Appearance[]

Since Naram-Sin is almost completely covered by clothing, his physical features remain a mystery. The only thing known about his appearance is that he has dark skin and brown eyes.

As a king, Naram-Sin is dressed in accordance with his status - he wears a very ornate, red robe with gold sleeves and a green bottom, adorned with many patterns. Naram-Sin's most prominent feature is a large, gold mask with a beard that covers his entire face and head. He also appears to have on sandals.

Personality[]

As revealed by Aline Journeau in her document, Curse of Akkad, Naram-Sin was initially a pious and penitent man, believing in the help of the Gods. However, when he prayed for answers for seven years and never received anything, Naram-Sin showed his vindictiveness by gathering an army and vandalizing the temple of Enlil. Having brought down the wrath of the Gods, he built a temple to appease them and get rid of the curse.

When this didn't help and the Gutian Army prepared to march to Akkad, Naram-Sin fell into complete madness. He ordered the sacrifice of the captured Gutians, desperately hoping that this would save his kingdom. He became so erratic that even his own generals and guards feared him, and some debated abandoning him altogether.

Biography[]

The self-appointed "God King", Naram-Sin was the grandson of Sargon the Great and ruler of the Akkadian Empire. According to legend, the God Enlil turned against the king. After years of praying for an answer as to why, Naram-Sin took up arms against the

Ruler of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2254–2218 BC)

For other people named Naram-Sin, see Naram-Sin (disambiguation).

Naram-Sin, also transcribed Narām-Sîn or Naram-Suen (Akkadian: 𒀭𒈾𒊏𒄠𒀭𒂗𒍪: Na-ra-am Sîn, meaning "Beloved of the Moon God Sîn", the "𒀭" a determinative marking the name of a god; died c. 2218 BC), was a ruler of the Akkadian Empire, who reigned c. 2255–2218 BC (middle chronology), and was the third successor and grandson of King Sargon of Akkad. Under Naram-Sin the empire reached its maximum extent. He was the first Mesopotamian king known to have claimed divinity for himself, taking the title "God of Akkad", and the first to claim the title "King of the Four Quarters". His military strength was strong as he crushed revolts and expanded the empire to places like Turkey and Iran. He became the patron city god of Akkade as Enlil was in Nippur. His enduring fame resulted in later rulers, Naram-Sin of Eshnunna and Naram-Sin of Assyria as well as Naram-Sin of Uruk, assuming the name.

Biography

Naram-Sin was a son of Manishtushu. He was thus a nephew of King Rimush and grandson of Sargon and Tashlultum. Naram-Sin's aunt was the High Priestess En-hedu-ana. Most recensions of the Sumerian King List show him following Manishitshu but The Ur III version of the king list inverts the order of Rimush and Manishtushu. To be fully correct, rather than Naram-Sin or Naram-Suen "in Old Akkadian, the name in question should rather be reconstructed as Naram-Suyin (more precisely, /narām-tsuyin/) or Naram-Suʾin (/narām-tsuʾin/)".

Naram-Sin defeated Manium of Magan, and various northern hill tribes in the Zagros, Taurus, and Amanus Mountains, expanding his empire up to the Mediterranean Sea. His "Victory Stele" depicts his triumph over Satuni, chief of Lullubi in the Zagros Mountains. The Sumerian King List gives the length of his reign as