Affiliation:
1. (Claremont Graduate University) teaches Biblical and Near Eastern Studies at the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University.
Abstract
Hormuzd Rassam (1826-1910) and Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) recovered the Birth Stories of Sargon copied or composed under Sargon II (722–705 BCE). Existing studies of their intriguing parallels with the Birth Stories of Moses (Exod 1:22–2:10) emphasize shared motifs—unwanted pregnancy, secret birth. abandoned newborn, adoption by an outsider, river ordeal and protection by a divine patron. Here I am proposing that the Birth Stories of Moses parallel the Birth Stories of Sargon to compare the way Sargon and the woman Enheduanna distribute land use rights in Akkad with the way Moses and the women in Deuteronomy distribute land rights in ancient Israel.
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1. En Hedu’Anna of Mesopotamia Circa 2300 BCE;Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences;2023
2. After Hardin;Planning Theory;2022-10-13
3. Akadlı Sargon’un Mezopotamya Hâkimiyetinde Enḫeduanna’nın Rolü;International Journal of Ancient History;2021-09-05