A twitter user claims to have reported sargon of akkad s account for including a pornographic image in a tweet sent to him in reply, posting a screenshot of an email purportedly from twitters support team stating, weve investigated and suspended the account you reported as it was found to be participating in abusive behavior. Cush may have been the biblical name for the city of kish, where sargon first took power. Sargon of akkad may have been the same person as the first sargon of assyria also known as sharrukin or sharrukin. An akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the sumerian citystates in the 24th and 23rd centuries bc. Carl benjamin 1979, better known as sargon of akkad or the thinkery, is a youtube talker, failed ukip candidate for the south west england constituency of the european parliament, rightwing reactionary and trend setter in the exciting new scene of dairy based fashion. Sargon is the kind of guy to play historical games with. A member of the eurosceptic rightwing uk independence party ukip, he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the south west england constituency in the 2019 european parliament election. Sargon of akkad also known as sargon the great, sharganisharri, and sarrukan, meaning true king or legitimate king reigned in mesopotamia from 2334 to 2279 bce. Carl benjamin sargon of akkad is a british youtuber. For reference this is the woman who launched the campaign to deplatform sargon of akkad, to include but not limited to having his twitter and patreon banned.
He is equally famous today as the father of the great poetpriestess enheduanna. Sargon later rebelled against the sumerian ruler, took over his city, and built akkad into a military power. Have you ever wondered who created the first known empire in history. The legend of sargon of akkad ancient history encyclopedia. Jun 27, 2017 popular youtuber sargon of akkad recently called me out for being more of an activist than an objective journalist. To be clear, you want the section to take a stronger editorial stance rather than just quoting what he said. Its early inhabitants were predominantly speakers of a semitic language called akkadian. The ruins have not been found, but it is believed to be on the river euphrates. Sargon of akkad simple english wikipedia, the free. As our knowledge of sargons inscriptions stems from copies made by old. Carl benjamin sargon of akkad bio, facts, family life. Upon the death of manishtusu, his son naramsin grandson of sargon of akkad began a lengthy reign. Is objective reporting even possible, or should we all just be upfront about our biases.
These are the inscriptions of the kings ikonsamas ct v 2 and lamgimari thureaudangin, ra xxxi 140 and of the officials iddin. By force of arms he conquered all the sumerian states, the entire tigriseuphrates basin, and brought into being an empire that stretched from the taurus mountains to the. Even though the extant legend was written long after sargon s death, it is thought that it conveys the story sargon would have presented regarding his birth, upbringing, and reign. Sargon gained the loyalty of his soldiers by eating with them every day.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading american war. Get an answer for how were akkad and babylon alike and different. Carl benjamin aka sargon of akkad has now been permanently banned from twitter. I dont follow sargon of akkad, so the article has to tell me what is going on, which it does not do. Brown, not the authors, translators, or publishers.
Sargon of akkad sharrukin legitimate king, possibly a title he took on gaining power defeated and captured lugalzagesi in the battle of uruk and conquered his empire. Third, both nimrod and sargon initiated building projects in assyria. Sargon quotes from texts, sitchin books, etc mesopotamian. Sargon of akkad live uploaded a video 10 months ago 3. Mallowan, the bronze head of the akkadian period from nineveh, iraq volume 3 issue 01 the british institute for the study of iraq, spring 1936. Sargon s vast empire is known to have extended from elam to the mediterranean sea, including mesopotamia, parts of modernday iran and syria, and possibly parts of anatolia and the arabian peninsula. Answering questions from the public on a wide variety of contemporary political and social issues. This book contains the translations of one hundred and fifty let ters written in akkadian on clay tablets.
Thunderf00ts moral grandstanding is, in my estimation, nothing more than deliberate theater. Sargon of akkad biography facts, childhood, family. Sargon built his empire on the idea of controlling the known world. Just like many of the kings weve met, sargons story is a mixture of truth and legend. Ancient mesopotamia akkdadian empire reading comprehension article 10 matching questions. Media in category sargon of akkad the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Lauren southern response to sargon of akkad facebook. The earliest date from the time of king sargon of akkad. Akilah hughes filed a frivolous lawsuit against me, falsely claiming i had infringed her cop carl benjamin needs your support for sargon of. In these works the form of the naru is retained, but the matter is legendary or even fictitious 93. Sargon was claimed to be the son of laibum or ittibel, a humble. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Carl benjamin born 1979 is a british antifeminist youtuber with the online pseudonym sargon of akkad.
Akkad right was known as the seat of the akkadian empire. Sargon of akkad is an openly antifeminist youtube vlogger that agrees with mras on almost everything, but hes definitely not an mra. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad is an atheist gamer, amateur historian and youtube commentator from the united kingdom whos been active since 2010 and known for his this week in stupid videos. Up to that time, the number of sites with excavated akkadian remains was. Two sons of sargon, first rimush and then manishtusu but please see the discussion on pp. Carl benjamin antifeminist videos are in bad taste. Sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, is the pseudonym of a british historian and liberal social commentator.
Sargon of akkad, also known as sargon the great the great king akkadian sarrukinu, cuneiform, meaning the true king or the king is legitimate, was an akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the sumerian citystates in the 24th and 23rd centuries bc. While his historicity is mostly accepted, little work has been done to better understand the details of sargon s life and reign. Sargon of akkad flourished 23rd century bc ancient mesopotamian ruler reigned c. He ruled from a new capital, akkad, which the sumerian king list claims he built on the left bank of the euphrates. Babylonian scribes, so also we may gain some knowledge of naramsins reign from. From akkad, sargon conquered mari, ebla, and assyria. Aug 30, 2014 a wellknown example is the legend of sargon of akkad. The details of its founding, by sargon of akkad, have come down to us in a form somewhere between history and myth. Sarruukin or sarruken, also known as sargon the great, was the first ruler of the akkadian empire, known for his conquests of the sumerian citystates in the 24th to 23rd centuries bc. I really dont want adele to lose most of her money in. Akkadian, the creator of which was sargon of akkade, the founder of a new. Akkadian writing and grammar contain practically the same number of pages, the second edition is twothirds larger in terms of contents than the first edition.
Bronze head of a king of the old akkadian dynasty, most likely representing either naramsin or sargon of akkad. Sargon quotes from texts, sitchin books, etc texts. Carl benjamin sargon of akkad has sued for attorneys fees based. Attempts by researchers to convert the units of measure into more reasonable. We, the undersigned, are petitioning the internet to suspend sargon of akkad s ability to make stupid petitions. Offending peoples sensibilities is part of the product, part of why the videos appeal to neoreactionary dillweeds. We dont know the year he was born, but he ruled from. Check out the number of sargon of akkad subscribers and views on this youtube user and other interesting statistics. He has over 620k subscribers to his youtube channel. Benjamin, a youtuber who goes by the pseudonym sargon of akkad.
Aug 12, 2015 sargon is debating the statements of people, which falls squarely under fair use. Sargonsharrukin, in the language of akkadianmeans true king. He is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire. It is also noteworthy that you preface your accusation of sargon by saying, theres no argument that sargon of akkads antifeminist videos are in bad taste. The akkadian empire was the first ancient empire of mesopotamia, centered in the city of akkad. Sargon of akkad has been using the platform provided by youtube to express his views on various topics in. Sargon claimed to be the son of laibum or ittibel, a humble gardener, and possibly a. Sargon of akkad simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Identifying nimrod of genesis 10 with sargon of akkad 275 murder of ones own sibling gen 4. History of the ancient near east i studiesv akkad the first world empire structure, ideology, traditions edited by mario liverani sargon sri padova 1993. Akkad is sometimes regarded as the first empire in history. Sargon of akkad is a closet conservative, not a liberal. The feud between sargon of akkad and thunderf00t, which was started by the latter, is pretty tedious in and of itself.
The empire comes after a long relationship with sumer, and before the ethnic akkadian empires of babylonia and assyria according to the sumerian king list, akkad agade was built by sargon of akkad. Please do not contact the subjects of any of my videos, ever. The particulars of sargon s birth are debated as the. Sargon i it is easy to prove that sargon i was sargon of akkad as well. Another clue possibly linking sargon with nimrod is the mention that cush was the father of nimrod. Even though the extant legend was written long after sargon s death, it is thought. The worlds first empire was established fortythree hundred years ago, between the tigris and euphrates rivers. A wellknown example is the legend of sargon of akkad. But its far more interesting in its likely motivations. Sargon has often been cited as the first ruler of a combined empire of akkad. Akkad simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The conversion of a depleted core into a tool and the creation of a scraper 18 n. The armies of sumer and akkad, 3500 to 2200 bc sumer to sargon. Youre vilifying him in an attempt to gain the readers sympathy.
Although his topics have generally involved culture, history and gaming, hes gained fame and notoriety in certain circles for his commentaries. He ruled mesopotamia for 55 years, from 2334 to 2279 bc. Sargon, byname sargon of akkad, flourished 23rd century bc, ancient mesopotamian ruler reigned c. The only evidence of a sargon i anywhere is a tablet with a seal of sargon found in cappadocia. Some will argue that the akkadian empire started in the. Sargon s empire would probably have included assyria. According to sumerian literature, sargon was born to an akkadian. Carl benjamin sargon of akkad has sued for attorneys.
Sargon the great ancient civilizations mesopotamia sargon of akkad was the first ruler of the semiticspeaking akkadian empire, known for his conquests of the sumerian citystates in the 24th to 23rd centuries bc. The archaeological record fits with the biblical record of nimrods location in sumer and his conquests of urukthe center of power in mesopotamiaand akkad, from which he extended his rule north gen. This biography profiles his childhood, life, rule, administration, timeline, and gives some fun facts. Sargon ii was a warrior king and conqueror who commanded his armies in person and dreamed of conquering the entire world, following in the footsteps of sargon of akkad. It seems sargon may be the first to strike against the cancel culture folks. Under sargon and his successors, the akkadian empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries bce. Akkad was the northern portion of ancient babyloniaalongside the southern portion, sumer, which was inhabited by a nonsemitic people known as sumerians. Sargon of akkad youtube statistics analytics trackalytics.
Sargon, also known as, sargon the great, sargon of akkad, sargon the great of akkad, and sarrukin, meaning true king, was the conqueror of the sumerians and the ruler of mesopotamia. Theres no argument that sargon of akkad s real name. The earliest records in the akkadian language date to the time of sargon. Sep 12, 2015 if the river is followed northward from sumer for about 200 miles, the site of ancient akkad can be found.
Sargon s job is to be a bombastic asshole who debates recordings of people his fans hate, delivering the gradeschool putdowns his. Sargon ii used many of the most prestigious ancient mesopotamian royal titles to signify his desire to reach this goal, such as king of the universe and king of the four. The early dynastic to akkadian transition oriental institute. I am someone who has been closely following and generally existing within the community thunderf00t is leaving for whats probably over three years now. Sargon of akkad, also called sargon the great, sarrukan and sharganisharri, was the founder and first king of the akkadian empire. For reference this is the woman who launched the campaign to deplatform sargon of akkad, to include but not limited to having his twitter and patreon. He was among the first military leaders to use soldiers armed with bows and arrows. Although benjamin claims the mantle of skeptic, his commentary often features theories of a rather. Sargon ii appropriated the ancient deeds of sargon of akkad. Jan 27, 2017 a twitter user claims to have reported sargon of akkads account for including a pornographic image in a tweet sent to him in reply, posting a screenshot of an email purportedly from twitters support team stating, weve investigated and suspended the account you reported as it was found to be participating in abusive behavior.
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