Akkad

Akkad (or Agade) was a city and its region of northern Mesopotamia,

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situated on the left bank of the Euphrates, between Sippar and Kish (located in present-day Iraq, ca. 50 km south-west of the center of Baghdad, {{coor d|33.1|N|44.1|E}}). It reached the height of its power between the 22nd and 18th centuries BC, before the rise of Babylonia.

Related Topics:
Euphrates - Sippar - Kish - Iraq - Baghdad - 22nd - 18th - Babylonia

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Akkad gave its name to the Akkadian language, reflecting use of akkadû ("in the language of Akkad") in the Old Babylonian period to denote the Semitic version of a Sumerian text.

Related Topics:
Akkadian language - Semitic - Sumerian

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