CIVILIZATION
AKKADIAN
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Question
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His son
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His step son
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His daughter
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His cousin
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Detailed explanation-1: -The name of Sargon’s main wife, Queen Tashlultum, and those of a number of his children are known to us. His daughter Enheduanna was a high priestess of the moon God in Ur who composed ritual hymns. Many of her works, including her Exaltation of Inanna, were in use for centuries thereafter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sargon, byname Sargon of Akkad, (flourished 23rd century bce), ancient Mesopotamian ruler (reigned c. 2334–2279 bce) who was one of the earliest of the world’s great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran).
Detailed explanation-3: -In conjunction with her status as a religious figure and priestess, Enheduanna wielded political power as the daughter of Sargon the Great – a figure credited by some historians as the founder of the world’s first empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sargon’s daughter succeeded him as the ruler of the Akkadian Empire.