Akkadian Empire and Royal-Sacerdotal Authority (c. 2334–2154 BCE)

1. Sargon founds the Akkadian dynasty

   Jan 1, 2334 BCELabels: Sargon, Akkad, Ishtar

   • Britannica
   • Sargon Wiki

2. Sargon’s reign consolidates imperial kingship

   Jan 1, 2334 BCELabels: Sargon, Imperial kingship

   • Britannica
   • Sargon Wiki

3. Enheduanna installed as high priestess at Ur

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Enheduanna, Nanna, Ur

   • Morgan
   • Penn Museum

4. Enheduanna dedicates her inscribed ritual disk

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Enheduanna, Inscribed disk, Ur

   • Morgan
   • Penn Museum

5. Rimush succeeds Sargon as king of Akkad

   Jan 1, 2279 BCELabels: Rimush, Akkad

   • Rimush Wiki
   • Sargon Wiki

6. Manishtushu’s reign extends dynastic rule

   Jan 1, 2270 BCELabels: Manishtushu, Akkadian administration

   • Manishtushu Wiki

7. Naram-Sin’s reign reaches imperial apex

   Jan 1, 2254 BCELabels: Naram-Sin, Akkadian Empire

   • Naram Sin Wiki
   • Titulary Wiki

8. Naram-Sin claims divinity as “God of Akkad”

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: Naram-Sin

   • Naram Sin Wiki
   • Titulary Wiki

9. Victory Stele depicts Naram-Sin as god-king

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: Victory Stele, Naram-Sin

   • Stele Wiki
   • Naram Sin Wiki

10. Shar-Kali-Sharri inherits a stressed empire

    Jan 1, 2218 BCELabels: Shar-Kali-Sharri, Akkad

    • Shar Kali Sharri

11. Dudu rules during post-crisis contraction

    Jan 1, 2189 BCELabels: Dudu, Akkad

    • Dudu Wiki

12. Shu-turul becomes last king of Akkad

    Jan 1, 2168 BCELabels: Shu-turul, Sumerian King

    • Shu turul Wiki
    • Dudu Wiki

13. Akkadian kingship ends with Shu-turul’s death

    Jan 1, 2154 BCELabels: Shu-turul, Akkadian collapse

    • Shu turul Wiki