Naram-Sin

Examples of Naram-Sin in the following topics:

• The Akkadian Empire

  • The Akkadian Empire flourished in the 24th and 22nd centuries BCE, ruled by Sargon and Naram-Sin.
  • Manishtushu's son and successor, Naram-Sin (called, Beloved of Sin) (2254–2218 BCE), assumed the imperial title "King Naram-Sin, King of the Four Quarters."
  • Naram-Sin also conquered Magan and created garrisons to protect the main roads.
  • Bronze head of a king, most likely Sargon of Akkad but possibly Naram-Sin.
  • This stele commemorates Naram-Sin's victory against the Lullubi from Zagros in 2260 BCE.

• Akkadian Government, Culture, and Economy

  • With Naram-Sin, Sargon's grandson, titular honors went even further than they did with Sargon.
  • Previously a ruler could, like the legendary Gilgamesh, become divine after death but the Akkadian kings, from Naram-Sin onward, were considered gods on earth in their lifetimes.
  • Both Sargon and Naram-Sin maintained control of the country by installing various members of their family in important positions around the empire.
  • Their daughters, Enheduanna and Emmenanna respectively, became high priestesses to Sin, the Akkadian version of the Sumerian moon deity, Nanna. at Ur, in the extreme south of Sumer.
  • Bassetki Statue from the reign of Naram-Sin with an inscription mentioning the construction of a temple in Akkad.

• Ur

  • Three more kings, Amar-Sin, Shu0Sin and Ibbi-Sin, ruled Ur before it fell to the Elamites in 1940 BCE.

• Calvinism

  • While the Reformed theological tradition addresses all of the traditional topics of Christian theology, the word Calvinism is sometimes used to refer to particular Calvinist views on soteriology (the saving of the soul from sin and death) and predestination, which are summarized in part by the Five Points of Calvinism.
  • "Total depravity" asserts that as a consequence of the fall of man into sin, every person is enslaved to sin.
  • Those not chosen receive the just wrath that is warranted for their sins against God.
  • This implies that only the sins of the elect were atoned for by Jesus's death.

• Luther and Protestantism

  • Martin Luther was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation, who strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money, famously argued in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517.
  • He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money, proposing an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517.
  • Luther taught that salvation and, subsequently, eternal life are not earned by good deeds but are received only as the free gift of God's grace through the believer's faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin.
  • His theology challenged the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God and opposed priestly intervention for the forgiveness of sins by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood.
  • In the first few theses Luther develops the idea of repentance as the Christian's inner struggle with sin rather than the external system of sacramental confession.

• The Black Death

  • There was a significant impact on religion, as many believed the plague was God's punishment for sinful ways.
  • The followers would fall to their knees and scourge themselves, gesturing with their free hands to indicate their sin and striking themselves rhythmically to songs, known as Geisslerlieder, until blood flowed.

• The Crusades

  • Participation in such a war was seen as a form of penance which could counterbalance sin.
  • Urban talked about the violence of European society and the necessity of maintaining the Peace of God; about helping the Greeks, who had asked for assistance; about the crimes being committed against Christians in the east; and about a new kind of war, an armed pilgrimage, and of rewards in heaven, where remission of sins was offered to any who might die in the undertaking.

• Babylon

  • Both the Babylonians and their Amorite rulers were driven from Assyria to the north by an Assyrian-Akkadian governor named Puzur-Sin c. 1740 BCE.

• The Sumerians

  • The core pantheon consisted of An (heaven), Enki (a healer and friend to humans), Enlil (gave spells spirits must obey), Inanna (love and war), Utu (sun-god), and Sin (moon-god).

• The Qu'ran

  • Religious duties required of the believers at this time were few: belief in God, asking for forgiveness of sins, offering frequent prayers, assisting others particularly those in need, rejecting cheating and the love of wealth (considered to be significant in the commercial life of Mecca), being chaste, and not to kill newborn girls.