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This fragment of a clay tablet narrates in 17 lines of cuneiform inscription the origin of Sargon and recounts how as a baby he was found in a basket floating in a river. Sargon reigned from 2334-2279 BCE. From the library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), northern Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian period, 7th century BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Inscription of the Birth of King Sargon of Akkad. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3128/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Inscription of the Birth of King Sargon of Akkad." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 13, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/3128/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Inscription of the Birth of King Sargon of Akkad." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
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