An ishiakkum was a governor if not king responsible for a city in the Akkadian multicity state ruled by the emperor called sharrum such as Sargon, who was "probably the same person as the first Sargon of Assyria (also known as Sharrukin or Sharru-kin meaning 'true king' in Akkadian)." I wish someone could let me know whether sharru or kin means 'king.' For the first time, I edited today the Etymology of Governor synonymous to my ID Ishiakkum as follows:
-- Ishiakkum 10:36, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
Sargon is the biblical form.
An ishiakkum was a governor if not king responsible for a city in the Akkadian multicity state ruled by the emperor called sharrum such as Sargon, who was "probably the same person as the first Sargon of Assyria (also known as Sharrukin or Sharru-kin meaning 'true king' in Akkadian)." I wish someone could let me know whether sharru or kin means 'king.' For the first time, I edited today the Etymology of Governor synonymous to my ID Ishiakkum as follows:
-- Ishiakkum 10:36, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
Sargon is the biblical form.