In his inscriptions , he styles himself as a new man , rarely referring to his predecessors ; however he took the name `` Sharru-kinu '' ( `` true king '' ) , after Sargon of Akkad -- who had founded the first Semitic Empire in the region some 16 centuries earlier .
In his inscriptions , he styles himself as a new man and rarely talks about his predecessors . He nevertheless took the name `` Sharru-kinu '' ( `` true king '' ) , after Sargon of Akkad -- who had founded the first Semitic Empire in the region about 16 centuries earlier .