WebAkkadian (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /, Akkadian: ???????????????? akkadû) is an extinct East Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa and Babylonia) from the third millennium BC until its gradual replacement by Akkadian-influenced Old Aramaic among Mesopotamians by the 8th century BC.. It is the earliest …

WebCuneiform is a logo-syllabic script that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Middle East. The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. It is named for the characteristic wedge-shaped impressions (Latin: cuneus) which form its signs.Cuneiform was originally developed to write the Sumerian …

WebAkkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire; Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language; Akkadian literature, literature in this language; Akkadian cuneiform, early writing system; Akkadian mythology, early Mesopotamian religion; See also. Acadian (disambiguation) Akadia (disambiguation)

WebMythologies. One example of a flood myth is the Epic of Gilgamesh.Many scholars believe that this account was copied from the Akkadian Atra-Hasis, which dates to the 18th century BCE. In the Gilgamesh flood myth, the highest god, Enlil, decides to destroy the world with a flood because humans have become too noisy.The god Ea, who had created humans …

WebAkkad may refer to: . Akkad (city), the capital of the Akkadian Empire Akkadian Empire, the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia; Akkad SC, Iraqi football club; People with the name. Abbas el-Akkad, Egyptian writer; Abdulrahman Akkad, Syrian LGBT activist; Bahaa el-Din Ahmed Hussein el-Akkad, Egyptian Muslim imam; Hassan Akkad, Syrian …

WebSargon of Akkad (/ ˈ s ɑːr ɡ ɒ n /; Akkadian: ???????????? Šarrugi), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. He is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire.. He was the founder of the "Sargonic" or "Old …

WebBabylonia (/ ˌ b æ b ɪ ˈ l oʊ n i ə /; Akkadian: ????????????????????, māt Akkadī) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria).It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c. 1894 BCE.During the reign of Hammurabi and afterwards, Babylonia was called "the …

WebEnheduanna (Sumerian: ????????????????????, also transliterated as Enheduana, En-hedu-ana, or variants) was the priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad.She was likely appointed by her father as the leader of the religious cult at Ur to cement ties between the Akkadian religion of her father and …

WebThe term "Sumer" (Sumerian: ???????? eme-gi or ???????? eme-ĝir 15, Akkadian: ???????????? šumeru) is the name given to the language spoken by the "Sumerians", the ancient non-Semitic-speaking inhabitants of southern Mesopotamia, by their successors the East Semitic-speaking Akkadians.The Sumerians referred to their land as Kengir, the 'Country of the …

Web"Anubis" is a Greek rendering of this god's Egyptian name. Before the Greeks arrived in Egypt, around the 7th century BC, the god was known as Anpu or Inpu. The root of the name in ancient Egyptian language means "a royal child." Inpu has a root to "inp," which means "to decay." The god was also known as "First of the Westerners," "Lord of the …