who is sargon i
Sargon I (also transcribed as Å arru-kÄ«n I and Sharru-ken I) was the king (IÅ¡Å¡iâak AÅ¡Å¡ur, Steward of Assur) of the Old Assyrian Empire from c. 1920 BC â c. 1881 BC. On the Assyrian King List, Sargon appears as the son and successor of Ikunum, and the father and predecessor of Puzur-Ashur II. The name âSargonâ means âthe king is legitimateâ in the Akkadian language. Sargon I may have been named after Sargon of Akkad, perhaps reflecting the extent to which Sargon I identified with the prestigious Dynasty of Akkad. Sargon I is known for his work refortifying Assur. Very little is otherwise known about Sargon I. The following is a list of the 41 annually-elected limmu officials from the year of accession of Sargon I until the year of his death.