According to the historical evidence, Naram-Sin honored the gods and was very pious. What the historical king may have been like, and what he did, was of no consequence to the author of The Curse of Agade; what mattered was the moral of the story, and historical truths that did not fit that story were of no importance.
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Truths Wrapped in Fiction: Mesopotamian Naru Literature - Ancient History Encyclopediaogical concern for the right relationship between the gods and the absolute monarch" (Leick, 107), whose author chose Akkad and Naram-Sin as subjects because, by that time, they were legendary. <span>According to the historical evidence, Naram-Sin honored the gods and was very pious. What the historical king may have been like, and what he did, was of no consequence to the author of The Curse of Agade; what mattered was the moral of the story, and historical truths that did not fit that story were of no importance. Conclusion Again, as mentioned above, to a modern reader such a practice may be interpreted as dishonest but, to an ancient hearer of the tale, the story's message was important, not th Summary
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