Editing Sargon II (section)

== Titles ==
{{See also|Akkadian royal titulary}}
[[File:Assyrian eunuchs carrying Sargon II's throne.jpg|thumb|[[Relief]] from [[Dur-Sharrukin]] depicting [[eunuch]]s carrying Sargon's throne.|alt=Eunuchs and a throne on a rock relief]]
The [[Sargon Stele]] from [[Cyprus]] gives Sargon the following titles:

{{quote|quote=Sargon, the great king, the mighty king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, viceroy of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four corners of the world, favorite of the great gods, who go before me; Ashur, [[Nabu]] and [[Marduk]] have intrusted to me an unrivaled kingdom and have caused my gracious name to attain unto highest renown.{{Sfn|Luckenbill|1927|p=101}}}}
[[File:9-sided prism commemorating King Sargon II's founding of Dur-Sharrukin - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07164.JPG|thumb|Prism commemorating Sargon's founding of [[Dur-Sharrukin]].|alt=Prism from Dur-Sharrukin]]
In an account of restoration work done to Ashurnasirpal II's palace in Nimrud (written before Sargon's reconquest of Babylonia), Sargon used the following longer titulature:

{{quote|quote=Sargon, prefect of [[Enlil]], priest of Ashur, elect of [[Anu]] and Enlil, the mighty king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of the four corners of the world, favorite of the great gods, rightful ruler, whom Ashur and Marduk have called, and whose name they have caused to attain unto the highest renown; mighty hero, clothed with terror, who sends forth his weapon to bring low the foe; brave warrior, since the day of whose accession to rulership, there has been no prince equal to him, who has been without conqueror or rival; who has brought under his sway all lands from the rising to the setting sun and has assumed the rulership of the subjects of Enlil; warlike leader, to whom [[Enki|Nudimmud]] has granted the greatest might, whose hand has drawn a sword which cannot be withstood; exalted prince, who came face to face with [[Humban-nikash I|Humban-nikash]], king of Elam, in the outskirts of Der and defeated him; subduer of the land of Judah, which lies far away; who carried off the people of Hama, whose hands captured  Yahu-Bihdi, their king; who repulsed the people of Kakmê, wicked enemies; who set in order the disordered Mannean tribes; who gladdened the heart of his land; who extended the border of Assyria; painstaking ruler; snare of the faithless; whose hand captured Pisiri, king of Hatti, and set his official over Carchemish, his capital; who carried off the people of Shinuhtu, belonging to Kiakki, king of Tabal, and brought them to Assur, his capital; who placed his yoke on the land of Muski; who conquered the Manneans, Karallu and Paddiri; who avenged his land; who overthrew the distant Medes as far as the rising sun.{{Sfn|Luckenbill|1927|pp=71–72}}}}