The Akkadian Empire was an empire consisted of Semitic speaking peoples that spoke the Semitic language of Akkadian and the Sumerian language which declined later on in the empire. They were one of the first empires in Mesopotamia, the empire was united with Sumerians and Akkadians.

The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Semitic empire centered in the city of Akkad, which united all the indigenous Akkadian speaking Semites and Sumerian speakers under one rule. The Empire controlled Mesopotamia, the Levant, and parts of Iran. Map of the Akkadian Empire. The Akkadian Empire is pictured in brown.

2011/4/28 · The language of the city, Akkadian, was already in use before the rise of the Akkadian Empire (notably in the wealthy city of Mari where vast cuneiform tablets have helped to define events for later historians), and it is possible that …

Akkadian, an East Semitic language, gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere between the 3rd and the 2nd millennia BC. The Akkadian Empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests by its founder Sargon of Akkad.

successors, the Akkadian language was briefly imposed on neighboring conquered states such as Elam and Gutium. Akkad is sometimes regarded as the first empire in history, though the meaning of this term is not precise, and there are earlier Sumerian claimants. [8] [9] Contents 1 History of research 2 Dating and periodization

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2021/5/15 · Tatia Janashia International Black Sea University Abstract The Akkadian Empire can be regarded as the first ancient Empire, which was located in Mesopotamia, and it was after the long-lived...

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