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History of the Middle-East (Part 1: Mesopotamia), Fun fact: If Gilgamesh…

- - - - The region was composed of city-states of which Uruk was the most important. There the Ensi/Patesis would serve as ruler and head of the church.
    - - However, the city was eventually sacked and lost its hegemony, though it did remain extremely powerful.
  - - - However, temples did remain influent: the outcome of battles was attributed to the will of the gods and each city had its own patron god.
- - - - His grandson and fouth king of Akkad, Naram-Sin (r. c. 2254–2218BC) brought the empire to its height, conquering the rich cities of the East and proclaiming himself a god.
  - - - Around 2154BC, the barbaric Gutians defeated the Akkadians, but they too were beaten by Neo-Sumerian Empire, aka the Third dynasty of Ur in 2112, starting the Sumer renaissance.
- - - - Despite they, the empire eventually once again broke into civil war and invasions.