Died 1881 BC | ||
Similar Sargon II, Sargon of Akkad, Ashurbanipal, Nebuchadnezzar I | ||
Sargon I (also transcribed as Šarru-kīn I and Sharru-ken I) was the king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") of the Old Assyrian Empire from c. 1920 BC — c. 1881 BC. On the Assyrian King List, Sargon appeaars as the son and successor of Ikunum, and the father and predecessor of Puzur-Ashur II.
The name “Sargon” means “the king is legitimate” 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. Dates are based on a date of 1833 BC for the solar eclipse recorded in the limmu of Puzur-Ishtar: