King of Sumer and Akkad
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The King of Sumer and Akkad was the royal title used by rulers who claimed supremacy over both the Sumerian and Akkadian regions of ancient Mesopotamia, signifying control of a unified southern Mesopotamian kingdom.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian title
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royal title ⓘ sovereign title ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
boundary stones
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foundation tablets ⓘ royal cylinder seals ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Akkad
NERFINISHED
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Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Akkadian civilization
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Assyrian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestKnownUsage | Third Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Akkadian
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Sumerian ⓘ |
| partOfRoyalStyle |
King of the Four Quarters
NERFINISHED
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King of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
expression of hegemony over southern Mesopotamia
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legitimization of territorial unification ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
King of Kish
ⓘ
King of the Four Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ King of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
invoked in royal inscriptions
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linked to patronage of Mesopotamian gods ⓘ |
| signifies |
rule over southern Mesopotamia
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supremacy over Sumer and Akkad ⓘ unified southern Mesopotamian kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 3rd millennium BCE onward ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Achaemenid Persian kings in Mesopotamia
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Amar-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashurbanipal NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Esarhaddon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hammurabi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibbi-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian kings ⓘ Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabopolassar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Assyrian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Babylonian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulgi NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Dynasty of Ur rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
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