Fact Check - 9. The Archaic Cosmology of Cities: Building the Kosmos on Earth
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Query: 9. The Archaic Cosmology of Cities: Building the Kosmos on Earth
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As Raglan[1] pointed out in The Temple and the House (1964: pp. 159–162), Sargon of Akkad c. 2340 BC and his grandson Naram-Sin called themselves Ruler of the Four Quarters, as did the Ur III ruler Shulgi three centuries later. The term was applied to the Sumerian sky-gods Enlil and Anu, and to Babylonian Shamash.
Please check this fact, especially if you have access to Lord Raglan’s text. Originally written here was that “NarumSin” (rather than Naram-Sin) was Sargon of Akkad’s son, rather than grandson; can you verify spelling, hyphen, and point of fact for us? Per Wikipedia, “Naram-Sin, also transcribed Narām-Sîn or Naram-Suen,” was the grandson of Sargon of Akkad. (Originally it was written here by the author that “NarumSin” was Sargon’s “son” before we intervened and changed it to “Naram-Sin” and “grandson.”)
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- ↑ Lord Raglan, The Temple and the House (London: 1964), pp. 159–162.
