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Article: Akkad
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Akkad , ancient region of Mesopotamia, occupying the northern part of later Babylonia. The southern part was
Sumer
. In both regions city-states had begun to appear in the 4th millennium BC In Akkad a Semitic language,
Akkadian
, was spoken. Akkad flourished after
Sargon
began (c.2340 BC) to spread wide his conquests, which ranged from his capital, Agade, also known as Akkad, to the Mediterranean shores. He united city-states into a vast organized empire. Furthermore, he was overlord of all the petty states of Sumer and Akkad, as were his successors, most notably Naramsin. The merit of Sargonic art can be seen in the stele of Naramsin. The naturalistic ...
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