Sargon the Great, the founder of Akka Empire (also known as sargon Agard and Sargon the Great, reigned from 2334 to 2279 BC), was a man who would rule when he was keenly aware of him. Although he was obviously an excellent military leader, it was his story of coming to power young that had a strong influence on the Sumerians he tried to conquer. He did not portray himself as a man chosen by the gods to rule, but as an orphan wandering in life, taken in by a kind gardener and loved by the goddess Inanna. According to the legend that the cuneiform inscription is called sargon (his autobiography), he is the illegitimate child of a "ghost", which can refer to the temple priestess of the goddess Inanna (whose clergy is hermaphrodite) and doesn't know his father. His mother couldn't reveal that she was pregnant or left a baby, so she put him in a basket, and then she put it in the Euphrates River. She was in a basket with tar, and the water put him there safely. He was later discovered by a man named Akki, a gardener in Ur -Zababa, a city in Sumer, Wang. In the process of creating this legend, sargon carefully distanced himself from the kings of the past (claiming theocracy) and made an alliance with the civilians in the region rather than the ruling elite.

The Legend of sargon is one of the many works of Mesopotamian literary school, which is called Naru literature. According to scholars or gurney:

Naru is a stone tablet engraved with a stone tablet, on which the king will record the events during his reign; The characteristic of this inscription is that the author formally introduces himself with his own name and title, tells it in the first person, and usually ends with cursing and blessing anyone who may destroy the monument in the future. People who should respect it. The so-called "Lu Na Literature" consists of a small number of forged Lu Na inscriptions, which may have been written in the early 2000 BC, but in the name of famous kings in the past. A famous example is Akkad's legend of sargon. In these works, the form of Naru has been preserved, but things are legendary and even fictional (93).

Although the existing legend was written long after sargon's death, it is thought to convey sargon's story about his birth, growth and rule. Naru literature, such as The Legend of Kousa (or derivative works of Naru literature, such as The Curse of Agal), uses a famous historical figure (in both cases, sargon's granddaughter Ramsin) to illustrate the proper relationship between human beings (especially kings) and the gods. Others, such as the Great Uprising and the Legend of sargon, try to tell the story of a great king's military victory or life. In sargon's case, as an aspiring conqueror and builder of the empire, he claimed that his humble background and modest education were beneficial.

When sargon came to power in 2334 BC, Sumer was a recently unified region under the rule of King Lugalzagesi of Umma. Even so, it is not a cohesive alliance. Before Lugalzagesi was conquered, there were frequent wars between Sumerian cities, vying for water rights and land rights and other resources. The difference between the rich and the poor complicates the situation. Historian Susan Wise Bauer wrote:

Surprisingly, sargon conquered the whole Mesopotamian plain relatively quickly, because the Sumerian king could not control any area much larger than two or three cities [but Sumerians] were suffering from the widening gap between the elite leadership and the poor workers. The [rich] use their combination of religious and secular power to grab as much as three-quarters of the land for themselves in any city. Sargon conquered the region relatively easily (not to mention his constantly boasting about his non-aristocratic background), and may succeed in attracting oppressed members of Sumerian society to join him (99).

By showing himself as a "people's man", he was able to win support for his cause and caught Sumer relatively easily. Once southern Mesopotamia was under his control, he went on to create the first multi-ethnic empire in history. Once he was firmly in power, his rule was not always popular, as described in his inscription, and the number of rebellions he had to deal with proved this. However, in the early days, he was very attractive to those who were tired of a rich life at the expense of lower-class workers. Sumer's class system is quite rigid, only a few people enjoy leisure life, and most people are engaged in all the work of urban operation. In this social situation, the child of a single mother, abandoned by the gardener and taken in by the ruling competitor, won more public recognition than any elite ruling the city at that time.

The translation of the following legend comes from JB Pritchard's Ancient Near East, Volume I, pages 85-86. It wrote:

Sagon, the mighty king, the king of Agal, is me.

My mother is a ghost, and my father I don't know.

My father's brother likes mountains.

My city is Azupilanu, which is located on the bank of the Euphrates River.

My ghost mother conceived me, and she gave birth to me in the dark.

She put me in a rush basket and sealed it with asphalt.

My lid.

She threw me into the river, and the river didn't rise (exceed) me.

This river takes me there.

A drawer for water, Akki.

Akki, when he dipped in water, the water in the drawer lifted me out.

.

Akki, the water bearer, [treat me like a son].

(and) feed me.

Aki, the water puller, appointed me as his gardener.

Hista gave me (her) love when I was a gardener.

Four years and zero [...] Over the years, I have exercised my kingship,

I treat blackheads [people] and I treat them [people]; I conquered the huge

[Mountain] I conquered the bronze fragment shaft, I climbed the upper mountain range, I crossed the lower mountain range, and I circled the sea [orchid] three times. My hand caught the great me, me. ...], [... I've changed. . . ]。 Whether the king will appear after me or not. Let him rule [rule, let him rule] blackheads [people]; Let him conquer the mountains with a bronze axe,

[Let] him

Climb the upper bound, [let him cross the lower bound],

Let him circle the sea three times!

[Dearmont lets his hand grab it],

Let him fuck the great Del and. . . ]!

[...] from my city, Aga [de...]

[.。 . ]。 . . [.。 . ]。

Archaeologist Sir Henry Rawlinson discovered this inscription in the Assyrian city of Nineveh on 1867 while excavating the site. Rawlinson is famous for many important discoveries in Mesopotamia, but perhaps the most famous is the discovery of the Ashgabat Library in Nineveh. The legend of sargon is a part of the library and a copy of an earlier text. Of course, this shows that this story is still being read in the 7th century BC, nearly 2,000 years after sargon's rule. In the first twelve lines, the great king is carefully depicted as a child abandoned by his mother. He found a home in Archie, the gardener, and got the love of the goddess Hista. Once Hista and her pet are established in line 12, the narrator immediately goes to line 13, "I exercised the kingship for four years", and then uses the rest for his achievements as a ruler. For people in ancient Mesopotamia, this is similar to the inspiration generated by the story of "poor boy doing good deeds" today. Sargon not only boasted about his achievements as a king, but also told people about his humble origins.

There is no way to know whether what sargon said in the inscription about his early life is true. This is its focus. No matter who sargon is, no matter where he comes from, he is covered up by this legend-this is the only known work that gives his biography. "sargon" is not even his real name, but the throne he chose for himself, which means "legitimate king". Although the inscription and his name indicate that he is a semu, it is not certain. He claimed that his hometown was Azupilanu, but such a city was not mentioned in other existing documents and was considered to have never existed. Azupiranu means "city of saffron", because saffron is a valuable commodity in therapy and other applications, and he may only associate himself with value or the concept of value. In ancient Mesopotamia, repeating the image of sargon being rescued from the river by a "water puller" will also produce a symbolic bell for the audience, because water is considered as a force for change.

The way in which a person accused of a crime is found guilty or innocent is called a test. In this test, the defendant was thrown into the river or jumped into the water. If they can stand the test, they are innocent. If not, the river has made a judgment on their crimes. In addition, in Mesopotamia, the afterlife is separated from the land of the living by a river, and the dead pass away when crossing. Then, his journey from his hometown city, through the Euphrates River, to his fate with the "drawer of water" will symbolize transformation and his value, because he has experienced his own hardships as a baby. Legend replaces any possible biographical truth and eventually becomes the truth. This seems to be influenced by a lot of literature. Myth, time, has become a reality. In this regard, the scholar Gediehn Juncker wrote:

It should be noted that the purpose of ancient writers' creation is not to deceive. Naru-inspired literature has formed an excellent medium through which the "image" of the past new society can be created by breaking away from the traditional form (95).

This is not to say that this legend cannot be completely true. Perhaps the child was abandoned by his mother in the river, downstream, discovered by the gardener, loved by the goddess, and became the most powerful person in Mesopotamia through his elegance and personality. Since there is no conflict story to compare, it must be accepted that it is an accurate description of his life, or at least the version he wants future generations to remember. Of course, this may sound incredible to some modern readers, but it is not the case for others who accept the adaptation of sargon's early life story in Moses' story in Exodus. Now people all over the world accept the stories of Moses, Niu Mowang and the Egyptian princess as complete truth. This is how ancient Mesopotamia accepted the legend of sargon. However, being called an orphan priestess rather than a privileged heir to the throne will certainly not harm his career.