Iraq: Bronze head of a king, thought to be Sargon of Akkad (c. 2270-2215 BCE), Akkadian period, c. 22nd century BCE. Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great (Akkadian: Šarru-kīnu, meaning 'the true king' or 'the legitimate king'), was a Semitic Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 23rd and 22nd centuries BCE. The founder of the Dynasty of Akkad, Sargon reigned in the last quarter of the third millennium BCE. He became a prominent member of the royal court of Kish, killing the king and usurping his throne before conquering Mesopotamia.

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