Sargon Research Paper

Based off of this week’s reading assignment you can see that an interesting story is told of Sargon’s life and how we came to become a ruler. Sargon did not seem to know his father, only his mother. Just from reading the text, we cannot tell exactly why his mother had to stay low key about her pregnancy and pass him along the river. His mother made sure he was safe, “She placed me in a basket of reeds, she cast me upon the rivers which did not overflow me”, he travels through safely where we is found by Akki, a gardner. Sargon is then appointed as a gardener by Akki and is blessed by the goddess Ishtar who helps him become king and ruler for four years. Sargon wishes the best for the future ruler, hoping he will “ascend the upper mountains, break through the lower mountains, and to govern the black-headed peoples, just as he did. After researching more about The Legend of Sargon, I was
“She placed me in a basket of reeds, she closed my entrance with bitumen, she cast me upon the rivers which did not overflow me.” Just from reading these two lines, we can tell that Sargon wasn’t just a baby she needed to get rid of. She wanted to make sure he would stay safe for someone to find him and take care of him. Even though she didn’t know exactly where it would take him, she wanted to give him an opportunity to life a better life, which he did. I had never read or even heard of this story before reading until now. I had heard of the name “Sargon”, but never thought much about where it derived from. With that being said, everything in the text was a new idea to me. One main thing that really caught my attention is how unique that the story of Sargon is told as it is in the online reading. It doesn’t compare to much other stories that are told during these times so I think it really draws more attention to