  naram-sin (also transcribed narÄm-sÃ®n, naram-suen, sin or suen being the akkadians' moon god equivalent to the sumerian nanna), reigned ca. 2254â2218 bce, middle chronology, was the third successor and grandson of king sargon of akkad. under naram-sin the akkadian empire reached its zenith. he was the first mesopotamian king known to have claimed divinity for himself, and one of the first (following the earlier lugal-anne-mundu) to be called "king of the four quarters". == biography == naram-sin was born as 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. ===reign=== naram-sin traded with meluhha (almost certainly corresponding to the indus valley civilization), and controlled a large portion of land along the persian gulf. he expanded his empire by defeating the king of magan at the southern end of the persian gulf, and conquering the hill tribes to the north in the taurus mountains. his famous "victory stele" depicts his triumph over satuni, chief of lullubi in the zagros mountains. the king list gives the length of his reign as 56 years, and at least 20 of his year-names are known, referring to military actions against various places such as uruk and subartu. one unknown year was recorded as "the year when naram-sin was victorious against simurrum in kirasheniwe, and took prisoner baba the governor of simurrum, and dubul the ensi of arame".year-names of naram-sin of agade other year names refer to his construction work on temples in akkad, nippur, and zabala. he also built administrative centers at nagar and nineveh. one mesopotamian myth has it that the goddess inanna abandoned the former capital of akkad following naram-sin's plunder of the ekur (temple of the god enlil) in nippur. in his anger, 
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