Akkadian Royal Inscriptions and Monumental Art (c. 2350–2150 BCE)

1. Sargon’s victory stele erected at Nippur

   Jan 1, 2334 BCELabels: Sargon of, Nippur, Victory stele

   • Louvre Collections
   • Sargon Wiki

2. Enheduanna dedicates inscribed alabaster disk

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

   • Morgan Library
   • Enheduanna Wiki

3. Rimush’s inscriptions record eastern campaigns

   Jan 1, 2279 BCELabels: Rimush, Elam, Marhashi

   • Rimush Wiki
   • Abalgamash Wiki

4. Victory stele (attributed) commemorates defeat of Lagash

   Jan 1, 2270 BCELabels: Rimush, Girsu, Victory stele

   • Rimush Wiki
   • Lagash Wiki

5. Manishtushu obelisk records major land purchases

   Jan 1, 2260 BCELabels: Manishtushu, Obelisk, Louvre SB

   • Manishtushu Wiki
   • Louvre Collections

6. Naram-Sin’s victory stele carved at Sippar

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: Naram-Sin, Sippar, Victory stele

   • UMich VRC
   • Stele Wiki

7. Bassetki statue base inscription asserts Naram-Sin’s divinity

   Jan 1, 2235 BCELabels: Naram-Sin, Bassetki, Statue base

   • Bassetki Wiki
   • Naram Sin Wiki

8. Seal impressions name Shar-Kali-Sharri as “divine” king

   Jan 1, 2218 BCELabels: Shar-Kali-Sharri, Seal impressions, Royal titulary

   • Shar Kali Sharri
   • Naram Sin Wiki

9. Akkadian royal inscriptions persist amid empire’s fragmentation

   Jan 1, 2193 BCELabels: Late Sargonic, Regional governors, Akkadian titulary

   • Shar Kali Sharri
   • Naram Sin Wiki

10. Ili-ishmani’s inscribed axe attests Akkadian influence in Elam

    Jan 1, 2150 BCELabels: Ili-ishmani, Elam, Inscribed axe

    • Ili ishmani Wiki
    • Manishtushu Wiki

11. Shutruk-Nakhunte captures and reinscribes Naram-Sin’s stele

    Jan 1, 1158 BCELabels: Shutruk-Nakhunte, Naram-Sin stele, Susa

    • Shutruk Nakhunte Wiki
    • Stele Wiki

12. Shutruk-Nakhunte’s inscription labels Manishtushu statue booty

    Jan 1, 1158 BCELabels: Shutruk-Nakhunte, Manishtushu statue, Susa

    • Manishtushu Wiki
    • Shutruk Nakhunte Wiki