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A curl-bearded Semitic native professor and imperial apologist was teaching a class on Sargon, known enemy of the lugal

"Before the class begins, you must fold your hands and worship Sargon of Akkad and accept that he was the most successful and eminent ruler the Four Corners of the Universe has ever known, even greater than Eannatum of Lagash!"

At this moment, a brave, black-headed, pro-city state scribe of Lugalzagesi who had sung 1500 hymns to Inanna and understood the necessity of cyclical rule and fully supported all instances of divine kingship for each city of Sumer stood up and held up the Sumerian King List

"For what purpose was this inscribed?"

The militaristic professor smirked quite ephemerally and smugly replied "To claim the righteous rule of the Akkadians for all time, you stupid ensi"

"Wrong. If the Akkadian Empire was to rule forever all along, as you say… then why was kingship first granted to the city of Eridu?"

The professor was visibly shaken, and dropped his miniature lamassu and copy of Enuma Elish. He stormed out of the room crying those Akkadian crocodile tears.

The students applauded and all moved from the countryside that day and accepted Enlil as the head of the pantheon. A bird of lapis lazuli named Anzu flew into the room and gave the Tablet of Destiny back to the gods. The Bilgames fragments were read several times, and Gala priests of the temple at Uruk showed up to sing hymns in eme-sal.

The professor lost his tenure and was fired the next day. His two houses (one of which was his neighbours) were conquered by the Third Dynasty and he himself was killed.

DINGIRENER AR IBBEN