Late in the 3rd millennium BC , Nippur was conquered and occupied by the Semitic rulers of Akkad , or Agade , and numerous votive objects of Sargon , Rimush , and Naram-Sin testify to the veneration in which they also held this sanctuary .
Late in the 3rd millennium BC , Nippur was conquered and occupied by the Semitic rulers of Akkad , and their rulers , like Sargon , left gifts at this sanctuary .