Paris32 Stela of Naram-Sin (c 2230 B.C.) After a millennium of prosperity, Samaria was plundered (c 2250 B.C.) and Akkadia became the new king of the mountain. Here, King Naram-Sin climbs up to the sunny heavens, crowned with the horned helmet of a god. His soldiers look up to admire him as he tramples his enemies. Next to him, a victim tries to remove a spear from his neck, while another pleads to the conqueror for mercy.