At the time Sargon came to power in 2334 BCE, Sumer was a region which had only recently been united under the king of Umma (and later of
Uruk), Lugalzagesi
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Truths Wrapped in Fiction: Mesopotamian Naru Literature - Ancient History Encyclopedia illegitimate son of a priestess, set adrift on the Euphrates River soon after his birth, rescued by a gardener and then, through the help of the goddess Inanna, rising to become king of Akkad. <span>At the time Sargon came to power in 2334 BCE, Sumer was a region which had only recently been united under the king of Umma (and later of Uruk), Lugalzagesi and, even then, it was not a cohesive union. Prior to Lugalzagesi's conquest, Sumerian cities were frequently at war with each other vying for resources such as water and land rights. F Summary
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