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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week agoGutians: The Great Villains of the Sumerian Scribes
The Gutians were a West Asiatic people blamed for the fall of the Akkadian Empire and the desolation of Sumer during their rule.
The text, most likely composed circa 2300 BCE, and also known as The Birth Legend of Sargon, describes the king's humble origins and rise to power with the help of the goddess Ishtar and concludes with a challenge to future kings to go where he has gone and do as he has done.