Sarru-kinu

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Sarru-kinu is another name for Sargon II, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled in the late 8th century BCE and expanded the Assyrian Empire through extensive military campaigns.

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Label Occurrences
Sarru-kinu canonical 1
Sharru-kin 1
Šarru-kīn 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian king
human
alsoKnownAs Sargon II
associatedDeity Ashur
associatedWith imperial administration reforms
large-scale building projects
built fortifications at Dur-Sharrukin
palaces at Dur-Sharrukin
campaignAgainst Babylon
surface form: Babylonia

Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Kingdom of Israel

Philistia
Kingdom of Urartu
surface form: Urartu
capitalFounded Dur-Sharrukin
capitalFoundedModernName Khorsabad
capturedCity Samaria
culture Assyrian
deathDate 705 BCE
deathPlace in battle (likely Tabal region)
dynasty Sargonid dynasty
era 8th century BCE
father Tiglath-Pileser III
house Fortress of Sargon
surface form: House of Sargon
knownFor expansion of the Assyrian Empire
extensive military campaigns
language Akkadian
meaningOfName the king is legitimate
nameInAkkadian Šarru-kīn
notableEvent campaigns in Anatolia
consolidation of Assyrian control over the Levant
foundation of a new royal capital at Dur-Sharrukin
period Neo-Assyrian Empire
surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
policy mass deportations of conquered peoples
predecessor Shalmaneser V
region Ancient Near East
reignEnd 705 BCE
reignStart 722 BCE
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
royalInscriptionLanguage Akkadian cuneiform
royalTitleStyle traditional Assyrian royal titulary
ruledOver Neo-Assyrian Empire
succeededBy his son Sennacherib
successor Sennacherib
title King of Assyria
King of the Four Corners of the World
surface form: King of the Four Quarters

King of the Universe
usedFor royal inscriptions

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Sargon II alsoKnownAs Sarru-kinu
Sargon of Akkad alsoKnownAs Sarru-kinu
this entity surface form: Sharru-kin
Sargon of Akkad alsoKnownAs Sarru-kinu
this entity surface form: Šarru-kīn