The purpose of the symbols was to keep the memory of the king’s name alive and to link him with the gods Anu and Enlil. “The effect of the five symbols was to place Sargon’s name in the ...

For instance, one tablet warns that if an eclipse in the springtime month of Nisannu coincides with a certain planetary alignment, “the king of Akkad will die.” The records in Enuma Anu Enlil ...