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The Akkadians
Home turf of the ancient Akkadians was
Akkad, today's central Iraq.
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And here is ancient Akkad on a map:
Map Location of
Ancient Akkad
Click to enlarge
Famous ruler of Akkad was
King Sargon, who
ruled with exceptional success around 2334–2279 BC and is credited
with the founding of the ancient city of Agade and one of the first
empires in history.
See also
Governments of Sumer.
The exact location of the city of
Agade, by the way, is still not known.
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The Akkadian language was written in
cuneiform.
Achievements of the
Akkadians
The Akkadians had some skilled artists
among them. Case in point is the life size Akkadian Head of a
King below.
Head of a King,
Akkadian, Bronze, found at Nineveh
Iraq Museum, Baghdad
And here is more on Akkad's southern
neighbor, the
Sumerians.
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