The Bible refers to Akkad in Genesis 10:10–12, which states:
"The beginning of his [Nimrod's] kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land he went forth into

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The Akkadian period is generally dated to 2334–2154 BC (according to the middle chronology). The short-chronology dates of 2270–2083 BC are now considered less likely. It was preceded by the Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia (ED) and succeeded by the

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Pre-Sargonic Akkad
The Akkadian Empire takes its name from the region and the city of Akkad, both of which were localized in the general confluence area of the

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The population of Akkad, like nearly all pre-modern states, was entirely dependent upon the agricultural systems of the region, which seem to

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Akkadian art
In art, there was a great emphasis on the kings of the dynasty, alongside much that continued earlier

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A tablet from the periods reads, "(From the earliest days) no-one had made a statue of lead, (but) Rimush king of Kish, had a statue of himself made of

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The Akkadian government formed a "classical standard" with which all future Mesopotamian states compared themselves. Traditionally,

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