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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, King of Akkad
On this victory stele carved from sandstone about 2320 B.C.E., King Naram-Sin, Sargon’s grandson, climbs a mountain above his soldiers and defeated enemies. Naram-Sin, under whose rule Akkad reached its largest size, is shown here as a god-king in a horned helmet, twice the size of the other men.
(Musée du Louvre, Paris, France/De Agostini Picture Library/Gianni Dagli Orti/Bridgeman Images)