Naram Sin, the third successor and possible…
2181 BCE to 2170 BCE
Naram Sin, the third successor and possible grandson of the great conqueror Sargon of Akkad, is the first Mesopotamian king to claim divinity, and the first to be called "King of the Four Quarters".
Naram-Sin's famed victory stele, now in the Louvre, Paris, depicts him as a god-king (symbolized by his horned helmet) climbing a mountain above his soldiers and enemies.
This is probably the first instance in history when a king is depicted as a god.
The stele breaks from tradition by using successive diagonal tiers rather than a horizontal format to communicate the story to viewers.
He trades with Meluhha (possibly corresponding to the Indus Valley civilization) and controls a large portion of land along the Persian Gulf.
Naram-Sin, who ascends the throne of Akkad in 2191, expands his empire by defeating the King of Magan at the southern end of the Persian Gulf and conquering the hill tribes northwards in the Taurus Mountains.
He builds administrative centers at Nagar (Tell Brak) and Nineveh.