Shar-Kali-Sharri

Shar-Kali-Sharri (π’€­π’Š¬π’‚΅π’‰Œ π’ˆ—π’Œ·, DShar-ka-li-Sharri;) reigned c. 2217–2193 BC (middle chronology) as the ruler of the Akkadian Empire. In the early days of cuneiform scholarship the name was transcribed as "Shar-Gani-sharri". In the 1870s, Assyriologists thought Shar-Kali-Sharri was identical with the Sargon of Akkad, first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, but this identification was recognized as mistaken in the 1910s. His name was sometimes written with the leading Dingir sign demarking deification and sometimes without it. Clearly at some point he was deified and two of his designations marked his divine status, "heroic god of Akkade", and "god of the land of Warium". He was the son and successor of Naram-Sin who deified himself during his lifetime.

Shar-Kali-Sharri
π’€­π’Š¬π’‚΅π’‰Œ π’ˆ—π’Œ·
Impression of a cylinder seal of the time of Akkadian King Sharkalisharri, with central inscription:

π’€­π’Š¬π’‚΅π’‰Œ π’ˆ—π’Œ· π’•π’ˆ π’ˆ— π’€€π’‚΅π’‰ˆπ’†  π’…π’‰Œπ’ˆ— π’Ύπ’Š¬ 𒀡𒋒
DShar-kali-sharri da-num lugal a-ga-deki ibe-Ε‘arrum dub-sar arad2-su
"Divine Sharkalisharri, the mighty king of Agade, Ibni-Sharrum, the Scribe his servant".

Circa 2217-2193 BC. Louvre Museum.
King of the Akkadian Empire
Reignc. 2217  BC β€“ 2193  BC
PredecessorNaram-Sin
SuccessorIgigi
SpouseTuta-sar-libbis
DynastyDynasty of Akkad
FatherNaram-Sin of Akkad
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