Šarrum-kīn

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒈗 (šarrum, “king”) + status absolutus of 𒄀𒈾 (kīnum, “righteous, legitimate”), meaning "the king is legitimate".

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃar.rum-ˈkiːn/

Proper noun

Šarrum-kīn m

1. Sargon of Akkad, Sargon the Great (the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire)
2. Either of two Assyrian kings (Sargon I and Sargon II)

Alternative forms

• Šarru-kīn (non-mimated form)
• Šarru-kēn

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒈗𒄀𒈾 (LUGAL.GI.NA) 𒁹𒈗𒄀𒈾 (mLUGAL.GI.NA) 𒀭𒈗𒄀𒈾 (dLUGAL.GI.NA) 𒈗𒁺 (LUGAL.GIN) 𒁹𒈗𒁺 (mLUGAL.GIN) 𒀭𒈗𒁺 (dLUGAL.GIN)	𒁹𒊬𒊒𒌝𒆠𒅔 (mšar-ru-um-ki-in) 𒊬𒊒𒆠𒅔 (šar-ru-ki-in) 𒊬𒊒𒄀 (šar-ru-gen₆)	𒁹𒈗𒆠𒅔 (mLUGAL-ki-in) 𒁹𒈗𒆠𒅔 (mLUGAL-ki-in) 𒁹𒈗𒆠𒉡 (mLUGAL-ki-nu) 𒁹𒈗𒆠𒂊𒉡 (mLUGAL-ke-e-nu) 𒈗𒌑𒆠𒅔 (LUGAL-u₂-ki-in) 𒈗𒌑𒄯 (LUGAL-u₂-kin₂) 𒁹𒈗𒌑𒄯 (mLUGAL-u₂-kin₂) 𒀭𒈗𒌑𒄯 (dLUGAL-u₂-kin₂)

Further reading

• Sargon of Akkad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sargon I on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sargon II on Wikipedia.Wikipedia