The ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C. was

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Sargon of Akkad was the ruler who established the first empire in Sumer around 2340 B.C. He conquered many city-states in Mesopotamia and created the Akkadian Empire, which lasted for almost 200 years. Cyrus was a king of Persia who lived much later, in the 6th century B.C. Naram-Sin was a king of Akkad who lived after Sargon. Hammurabi was a king of Babylon who lived about 300 years after Sargon. Uruk was a city-state in Sumer, not a ruler.

The Ruler of Akkad, Who Established the First Empire in Sumer