Sargon

  • [ SAHR-gawn (English) ]
  • History
From the Akkadian name Sharru-kinu meaning "true king". This was the name (or title) of the first emperor of Akkad (23rd century BC). It was also borne by the 7th-century BC Assyrian king Sargon II, who named himself after the first Sargon.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN: Sharru-Kinu