The empire of Sargon falls — Naram-Sin offends Enlil, the gods withdraw, and the great city of Akkad is undone by its own king.
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Tradition
Sumerian historiographical-religious composition. Theodicy of imperial collapse: the Akkadian dynasty’s ruin read as divine consequence for the desecration of Enlil’s Ekur temple.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.