By Joan Goodnick Westenholz

"The so much amazing legacy of the Dynasty of Akkade (ca. 2310-2160 B.C.E.) was once the common, well known legends of its kings. Dr. Westenholz bargains an annotated version of all of the identified legends of the Akkadian kings, with transliteration, translation, and remark. Of specific curiosity to biblical students is the inclusion of ""The delivery Legend of Sargon,"" that's frequently in comparison to Moses in Exodus."

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It modifies the manner in which Sargon is speaking (saqaru); cf. AHw 1345. 84 Text 7: "Sargon in Foreign Lands" Res Gestae Sargonis 16'. qa-ra-du-ja ma-ta-am Sa Ma-al-da-ma-ane-ge-ri mi-im-ma 17'. Sa ta-qa-bi-(a)-ni-imlu-pu-USqa-ra-du-s'u up-lu-ni-Su al-pu 18'.

I [. ) [(x)]te [. ] [. ]ma [x] ma za x [. ] [. ]x-[x]-am pa-[. I [ . I [. I tu u[l . . ] [. ] Sa x x [XI-ri [. I a-na [. ] ri-mi-im [. ] si bi [. ] rSa1 ri it-ta-ad-di-in [. ] ri pi id dilki [. ] 'it1-ta-ad-di-in [. I i[l-1]i-ku [. I be-li [. I i-na pa-ra-ki-Su 72. This sentence may also reflect the passages in the historiographic tradition concerning the stationing of his court officials at five double hours; see "Chronicles of Early Kings:' line 7; Omen Collections no. 3 rev. 5-9, no. 4 rev.

13-14. "Certainly, you are endowed with tcmu, your attacker is the enemy of . . 15. "Let your mouth command your mind, 16. " 17. Here, then, is the clashing of heroes. 18. Tomorrow, Akkade will commence battle. 19. A festival of men at arms will be celebrated. GAL-li ta-ak-li-ma-tim li-im-hu-u[r] /I Su-kal-l[um] ka-ak-ki nu-ki-ri mu-hu-ur st'-"in11-nu-as-su a-ta-ah-da-kum-maSar-rum a-li-li I1 li-Se-di-kum. 20-21. These lines are read in accordance with vS. This couplet conveys the life and death struggle of women in labor as either a metaphor for battle or as a contrast to it.

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