2300 B.C.
Kish was once again the most powerful of the Sumerian city-states. "Big Man" Lugal-zage-si had conquered the city after the previous ruler had weakened it. He watched as the country of Sumer continued to grow, as did its personification…
Sumer had returned to being a scribe in Kish, he had spent most of his time in the city. Most of that time was spent writing and changing the Cuneiform. One day, Canaan, who was becoming increasingly civilized came over to Sumer's house and showed him a text which the People to the West of his homeland called Alphabet. Sumer initially dismissed Canaan, but decided to implement the basic theory. After years of working on it, he reduced the hundreds of symbols to only 90. The shortening of the script took place in Agade, where the people had begun to speak differently. Sumer shortly returned to Kish, where events their transformed his home…
When he returned to Kish, the local governer was dead. After rushing to the palace, he discovered the murderer.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I…" said the man who commanded a figure and a power that Sumer had not seen since the days of Gilgamesh "… am Sargon of Agade. You must be Enlil of Lagash, the land of Sumer. I have great plans for you."
As to what those plans were, Sumer longed to find out. If this man contained the ambition of Gilgamesh, then Sumer would likely become powerful again, a status which he craved immensely.
"Big Man" Lugal-zage-si had fled back to Umma, where the curses laid by the ones he had conquered turned against him. He encountered Sargon at Uruk, where Sumer's people foolishly resisted Sargon at Uruk. Sumer's new boss, at victory, chained Lugal-zage-si and his people like dogs and washed his sword into the sea as he had unified Sumer. The actual Sumer was confident, he hadn't felt this good in years, yet he worried that this was all Sargon could do.
"Is this all you intend to accomplish my lord?" Sumer asked tentatively
"No, I hear that you have come into contact with those in the West"
Sumer was terrified! Was this man going to conquer Egypt, and even Canaan, both of whom he had practically raised?
"I wish to conquer the lands that lie at the source of the Tigris and the Euphrates, and the coastal towns to the West, and the lands of the East."
Sumer was relieved, He hadn't even heard of peoples in those areas. "Canaan might be bothered by the taking of those coastal cities though" he thought. Also in question was the lands of the East, they were known as Elam, and they were barren hills, so he couldn't understand why his boss would want anything to do with those territories. "Well, I guess it will be an adventure to find out."
Over the years, Sargon warred in the West, wishing to take the coastal cities and to subjugate the Fertile Crescent. During this time, Sumer realized that the cuneiform that he invented in Agade was an entirely different language! The new language was called Akkadian because that was the name of Agade in Akkadian. Sumer dismissed the fact that his culture was being diluted, and continued to speak in Sumerian and Akkadian as if there was no difference. One day though, when Sargon came home from conquest to proclaim the founding of a new city, Sumer realized that he wasn't the only one who existed in Mesopotamia.
The new city was to be called Bābili in Akkadian. Sumer walked through the new city as its construction continued. As he walked through it, he saw a small child which looked much like him when he was young, except for the fact that his eyes, skin, and hair were lighter than his. He approached the child ad said.
"Are you Bābili?"
"I am" said the boy "but you may call me the servant of Marduk"
"I am Sumer, and I wish to guide you through life as we are both part of the Akkadian empire"
"Lead me Sumer, and I shall follow your example as long as it agrees with the morals of Marduk."
Babylon preferred to speak in Akkadian, and did not want to learn the old Cuneiform or Sumerian, yet Sumer still treated him as a son. One day, Sumer asked Sargon if he and Bābili could go and visit Egypt, a visit which Sargon granted yet he gave Sumer a warning.
"I hear that the pharaoh is losing control of his country, I suggest that you tread carefully."
Nonetheless, Sumer and Babylon set out on a western journey to visit Egypt and Canaan…
Canaan had civilized himself ever since he first met Sumer, he now considered the man his uncle even though he and Egypt did not get along that much. However, when Sumer came with another boy when he visited next, Canaan could not help but wonder what this boy was.
"Who is this son of yours Sumer?"
"This is Babylon, say hello to your uncle, Babylon."
"This is my uncle, how could this wild man be my uncle?"
Canaan had to contain himself to prevent the murder of that brat then and there. Sumer disciplined Babylon and when they left, Canaan had two worries on his mind. Sumer spoke an entirely different language and his culture was becoming diluted. Second, if that brat was to succeed Sumer, especially with the massive nation the Sumer had, then everyone could potentially be in trouble, including himself...
Egypt felt herself declining. Khafra's family had died off and the new fifth dynasty was handling the country poorly. She hadn't grown much but was becoming increasingly sad and irritable. Her heart rejoiced when Sumer came, she had heard about Sargon of Akkad and how he had built the first empire and she wanted Sumer to tell her about these stories. Little did she expect the little boy that came with him, who was he?
"Hello, you must be my Auntie Egypt, I am Bābili, and I am the servant of Marduk."
"Why thank you." She said "When we are around the people though, you must refer to me at Aunt Nefertiti." This boy spoke the language of the Akkadians, Interesting.
Then she turned to Sumer. "How are you doing father"
"I am doing very well daughter."
This statement surprised Egypt out of her wits! Sumer was speaking in the same language that Bābili was! If he continued like this, then he might cease to be Sumer and disappear altogether! She calmed herself quickly though.
"Come with me, my lodgings may be short due to my decline, but you are always welcome here."
She spoke to Sumer later that night. "Father, I know that the Akkadians have built an empire, but don't forget, you are Sumer, so I wish that you would speak Sumerian from time to time." Her words must have reached him, because when Sumer left the next day, he said
"Today we leave for Agade" in his language.
"Don't forget who you are father." thought Egypt, "Don't leave me alone in this world."
Sumer got back home with stuff on his mind. Egypt had fallen into decline and he commented on this by saying. "Egypt, if you didn't live life so lavishly then maybe you wouldn't have run out of money."
"Well, my government has mismanaged my country recently."
She had refused to believe him and now he was here, worrying as much about her decline as she was about his new knowledge of Akkadian. As soon as he dropped Babylon off at his home, he went to Umma, where Sargon was preparing an invasion of Elam. He encountered his boss with the words. "I do not see why you wish for these lands in the East"
"For the sake of empire and the elimination of threats to your lands Sumer." said Sargon of Akkad. "Do you wish to embark on this campaign?"
"Come to think of it, I would very much like to." said the nation.
So Sargon of Agade set out towards Elam with Sumer in tow. Both thought that the land was uncivilized. Little did they know was that a city existed, a city named Çūšā and in it existed a man potentially more wild then Canaan…
When the Sumerian/Akkadian army struck into the desert, they found an empire ruled by Luhi-ishan. Sargon met the king in battle at Çūšā and that was where Sumer met Elam. Elam was much like Babylon but with darker skin and tribal nature.
"Curse you Sumer for subjugating my lands!" The child hissed after the fall of Çūšā.
"It was inevitable that you would have attacked me, so I acted first."
"Well, for striking first blood against my people, I will hunt you to the ends of the Earth and kill you when you have slowed." The child said haughtily.
"We shall see about that." The older nation tortured him for the rest of the day. When Sume went into the cell where they had been keeping him the next day, he found that the child had fled to Anšan. Elam's vow would always exist in the back of Sumer's mind however, haunting him for the rest of his days…
Sumer had the appearance of a fifty-year old man, but he felt like one in his prime. He was experiencing a golden age and felt that his power would last at least beyond the death of Sargon. Sargon of Akkad did pass, and when he did, chaos reigned. His sons fell in swift order, until order was restored by Naram-Sin. After his death though, the Akkadian empire collapsed completely. Sumer realized that he had been foolish in attempting to grow into an empire. He noticed that he spoke less Akkadian and that he was starting to age. "Well, I guess that it was going to happen sometime." He thought. Elam, who had been given a scar across the front by him, was vengeful and the curse of Elam continued to haunt Sumer. Sumer was also beginning to age, despite the fact that Ur built another powerful kingdom over the ruins of Agade and attempted to remake its empire. Sumer decided that he would no longer fight, and that he would simply work as a scribe in Ur. He also cared for Babylon, who had a younger brother recently spawn. This boy's name was Aššūrāyu and he had a wilder personality hen Babylon and was less obedient to Sumer. Sumer often visited the brothers and cared for hem often in his old age. The one thing that was always on Sumer's mind however, was the vow of revenge that Elam had made against him during the days of Sargon. The vow to chase him to the ends of the Earth, and to kill him when he slowed with age…