First Sumerian Revolt – People Oppose The Harsh Akkadian Empire

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – We tend to focus on ancient Sumerian inventions, their significant architectural accomplishments, along with their vast knowledge in science.

Ancient Sumerian clay tablets are praised and admired by archaeologists, historians, and anyone interested in ancient civilizations.

But what we do not discuss so often is Sumer’s turbulent history with all its revolts and wars.

Lugalzagesi Achieved Much Before His Successor Sargon the Great Appeared On The Scene

For a short time, around 2350 BC, king Lugalzagesi united the city-states of Sumer by defeating each in turn.

He was the last Sumerian king before Sumer’s conquest by Sargon of Akkad and the rise of the Akkadian Empire.

After 25 years of rule, Lugalzagesi was defeated by Sargon, later called the great, a skilled politician who united the independent regions of Sumer into one state, and his kingdom is today widely considered the first empire in the world.

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