Akkadian language

Akkadian (lišānum akkadītum) was a Semitic language (part of the greater Afro-Asiatic language family) spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly by the Assyrians and Babylonians. It used the cuneiform writing system derived ultimately from ancient Sumerian, an unrelated, non-Semitic language. The name of the language is derived from the city of Akkad, a major center of Mesopotamian civiliazation.

Related Topics:
Semitic - Afro-Asiatic - Mesopotamia - Assyrians - Babylonians - Cuneiform - Sumerian - Akkad

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