Character Profile

At the age of 12, Darius went to Scribal School in the Sumerian City-State Ur. By the time he was 20 years old, he finished his scribal studies, and set back home to the Sumerian city-state Isin to become a scribe. Upon his return, he discovered that his parents as well as his brother have all died while he was away. He doesn’t know how they died, but he knows that they are enjoying their after lives. Now he is 30 years old, but doesn’t look a day over 20 years. He is quite successful, and is known for his very quick and neat writing abilities. He has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. His olive skin doesn’t set him apart from other civilians. He wears a tiered kaunake, a linen calf length skirt. He also wears a shawl –like item that was worn by covering the left shoulder and wrapping in around the back, beneath the right arm, over the left shoulder, and once again beneath the right armpit. He wears leather sandals, and is quite handsome.


As I mentioned before, he lives in Isin, a newly conquered state by King Rim-Sin of Larsa. Isin is an urban city-state, and is very lively. Under Rim-Sin, scribal annals prospected, thus Darius becomes more successful than ever.

Darius is always interested in love, and often spends sleepless nights thinking about it. He is amazed by love and its effects, which he hears about from his friend, Ishtar. Ishtar is a scribe as well. Darius sees many beautiful women, but never feels the intoxicating effects of love. He is polytheistic, like other Sumerians. He isn’t particularly a religious man, and only visits the gods at the ziggurat when he needs something. He particularly favors the goddess of love, Inanna. For he thinks that she would give him success in finding love.

Darius is neither rich nor poor, but he is content with his life. He believes in an afterlife, but is determined to love in both lives. Darius is one of the few Sumerians who doesn’t enjoy drinking beer. He doesn’t trust anything that already exists on Earth. That says a lot about his character, it shows that he is insecure and has trust issues. Darius’s diet consists mainly of fish. On special occasions he has some poultry, lambs and pigs. He eats a lot of fruits and vegetables, and grapes are his favorite fruit. Darius lives for one thing and one thing only, to find love.

Samar Al ANSARI
GRADE 9.2