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Naram-Sin, also transcribed Narฤm-Sîn or Naram-Suen (Akkadian: ๐ญ๐พ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ช: D Na-ra-am D Sîn, meaning "Beloved of the Moon God Sîn", the "๐ญ" 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.
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") [1] and was carved in pinkish sandstone, [2] with cuneiform writings in Akkadian and Elamite.
The Akkadian Empire (/ ษ ห k eษช d i ษn /) [2] was an early ancient empire, succeeding the long-lived city-states of Sumer.Centered on the city of Akkad (/ ห æ k æ d /) [3] and its surrounding region, the empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia, sending military expeditions as far south ...
The king of Akkad (Akkadian: šar mฤt Akkadi, lit. ' king of the land of Akkad ' [1]) was the ruler of the city of Akkad and its empire, in ancient Mesopotamia.In the 3rd millennium BC, from the reign of Sargon of Akkad to the reign of his great-grandson Shar-Kali-Sharri, the Akkadian Empire represented the dominant power in Mesopotamia and the first known great empire.
Naram-Suen (Naram-Sin) may refer to any of four kings in the history of Mesopotamia: Narasimha One of the earliest avatars of Hindu god Vishnu. Early vedic Avatars; Naram-Sin of Akkad (c. 2190–2154 BC), an Akkadian king, the most famous of the four; Naram-Sin of Assyria (c. 1872–1845 BC), an Assyrian king
Naram-Sin (2254–2218 BC) was the third successor and grandson of Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BC). He listed the various rebel kings to his rule, and mentioned " (..)ibra , man of Meluhha". [ 1 ]
Relief with Naram-Sin of Akkad's portrait. Naram-Sin, who reigned between 2254 and 2218 BC, created the title of King of the Four Corners of the World. Relief today housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Seal of the Neo-Sumerian king Ibbi-Sin in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The inscription reads "Ibbi-Sin the strong king, king of Ur ...
Elam had been under the domination of Akkad, at least temporarily, since the time of Sargon. [7] Khita is probably recorded as having signed a peace treaty with Naram-Sin of Akkad, stating: "The enemy of Naram-Sin is my enemy, the friend of Naram-Sin is my friend". [5] [1] [2] The inscription was discovered in Susa. [2]