Akkadian
noun
Ak·ka·di·an
ə-ˈkā-dē-ən 
1
: an extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia
2
: a Semitic inhabitant of central Mesopotamia before 2000 b.c.
Akkadian
adjective
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These clay records are incredibly detailed, showing fierce governmental oversight by the Akkadian Empire.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
The Akkadian Empire formed 4,300 years ago, when Sargon the Great consolidated the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia under his rule.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
Among these languages are Sumerian and Akkadian, both dating back at least 4,600 years.
—Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2023
The number of existing cuneiform texts is overwhelming compared to the small number of linguists who are able to translate Akkadian.
—Rachel Shin, Fortune, 5 July 2023
The album is conceptually tied together by an alternative history that imagines what reality would be like today if the drought that preceded the collapse of the Akkadian Empire — the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Iraq — never occurred.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 9 June 2023
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
The Akkadian Empire formed 4,300 years ago, when Sargon the Great consolidated the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia under his rule.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
Among these languages are Sumerian and Akkadian, both dating back at least 4,600 years.
—Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2023
The number of existing cuneiform texts is overwhelming compared to the small number of linguists who are able to translate Akkadian.
—Rachel Shin, Fortune, 5 July 2023
The album is conceptually tied together by an alternative history that imagines what reality would be like today if the drought that preceded the collapse of the Akkadian Empire — the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Iraq — never occurred.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 9 June 2023
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Akkadian
noun
Ak·ka·di·an
ə-ˈkād-ē-ən
1
: an extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia
2
: a member of a Semitic people living in Mesopotamia before 2000 b.c.
Akkadian
adjective
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