SARGON

Meaning of SARGON in English

Pronunciation: ' sär- ˌ gän, -g ə n

Function: biographical name

king of Assyria (722-705 B.C. )

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SARGON — flourished 23rd century BC Ancient Mesopotamian ruler (r. 2334–2279 BC). What is known of him comes from legends and tales; …
Английский словарь Британика
SARGON — /sahr"gon/ fl. c2300 B.C., Mesopotamian ruler: founder of Akkadian kingdom.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SARGON — flourished 23rd century BC byname Sargon Of Akkad ancient Mesopotamian ruler (reigned c. 23342279 BC), one of the earliest of …
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SARGON — Sargon BrE AmE ˈsɑːɡ ɒn AmE \ ˈsɑːrɡ ɑːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SARGON — flourished 23rd century BC Ancient Mesopotamian ruler (r. 23342279 BC). What is known of him comes from legends and tales; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SARGON — died 705 BC Assyrian king (r. 721705 BC). He continued the empire-building work of his presumed father, Tiglath-pileser III . …
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SARGON — (prince of the sea), one of the greatest of the Assyrian kings, is mentioned by name but once in Scripture- …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SARGON — who takes away protection
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SARGON II — biographical name king of Assyria (722-705 B.C.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SARGON II — died 705 BC Assyrian king (r. 721–705 BC). He continued the empire-building work of his presumed father, Tiglath-pileser III . …
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SARGON II — died 705 BC one of Assyria's great kings (reigned 721705 BC) during the last century of its history. He extended …
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SARGON I — flourished c. 1850 BC ruler of Assyria during the old Akkadian period. Little is known in detail of Assyria during …
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TIGLATH-PILESER III — flourished 8th century BC King of Assyria (r. 745–727 BC) who led the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. …
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LAGASH — modern Telloh Ancient capital in Sumer . It was located midway between the Euphrates rivers in Babylonia , now in …
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AKKAD — Ancient region, central Iraq. Akkad was the northern division of ancient Babylonia ( Sumer was the southern division). Its name …
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URARTU — ancient country of southwest Asia centred in the mountainous region southeast of the Black Sea and southwest of the Caspian …
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SYRIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-white-black national flag with two green stars on the white stripe. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 2 to …
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SUMER — site of the earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, …
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MUSASIR — also spelled Musri, or Mussassir ancient city probably located near the upper Great Zab River between Lake Urmia and Lake …
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MERODACH-BALADAN II — Babylonian Marduk-apal-iddina Ii (Marduk Has Given Me an Heir) died c. 694 BC king of Babylonia 721710 and for nine …
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LULI — flourished 705 BC Greek Elulaios Phoenician king of the cities of Tyre and Sidon who rebelled against Assyrian rule following …
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KARKAR — also spelled Qarqar, ancient fortress on the Orontes River, northwest of Hamah, in western Syria. It was the site of …
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EBLA — modern Tall Mardikh, also spelled Tell Mardikh ancient city 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. During …
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DUR SHARRUKIN — (AkkadianSargon's Fortress) modern Khorsabad ancient Assyrian city located northeast of Nineveh, in Iraq. Built between 717 and 707 BC by …
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BOTTA, PAUL-MILE — born Dec. 6, 1802, Turin, Piedmont died March 29, 1870, Achres, France French consul and archaeologist whose momentous discovery of …
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ASHUR — also spelled Assur, modern Qal'at Sharqat ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River …
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ANATOLIA — Turkish Anadolu, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asiatic portion of Turkey. Because of …
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AKKAD — ancient region in what is now central Iraq. Akkad was the northern (or northwestern) division of ancient Babylonian civilization. The …
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AKKAD — n. Ancient region, central Iraq. Akkad was the northern division of ancient Babylonia ( Sumer was the southern division). Its …
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SHALMANESER — (fire-worshipper) was the Assyrian king who reigned probably between Tiglath-Pileser and Sargon, B.C. 727-722. He led the forces of Assyria …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SENNACHERIB, OR SENNACHERIB — (sin, the moon, increases brothers), was the son and successor of Sargon. See: Sargon His name in the original is …
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ASSYRIA, ASSHUR — was a great and powerful country lying on the Tigris, (Genesis 2:14) the capital of which was Nineveh. (Genesis 10:11) …
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