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  1. Sargon of Akkad (2071 bytes)
    1: ...what is present-day [[Turkey]]. His capital was [[Akkad]].
    4: ...'' meaning "The true king" in [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]). Sargon's empire would presumably have inc...
    10: ...aughter was [[Enheduanna]], the author of several Akkadian hymns.
    15: *[[Akkadian Empire]]

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  1. Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
    2: ...vers, in modern [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]]. More commonly, the term includes these river plains in totalit...
    6: ...tions, including the [[Sumer|Sumerians]], [[Akkad|Akkadians]], [[Babylonia]]ns, [[Assyria|Assyrians]] and...
    26: * [[Akkad]]
  2. Cuneiform script (7588 bytes)
    4: ...dapted for the writing of the [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]], [[Elamite language|Elamite]], [[Hittite lan...
    11: ...ge]], cuneiform was subsequently adopted by the [[Akkad]]ians, [[Babylon]]ians, [[Elam]]ites, [[Hittites]...
    13: ...d to writing the [[Hittite language]], a layer of Akkadian logographic spellings was added to the script,...
    30: ...eclared itself satisfied, and the decipherment of Akkadian cuneiform was adjudged a ''fait accompli''.
    35: ... the Hittite syllable ''an'' or may be part of an Akkadian phrase, representing the syllable ''il'', or i...
  3. Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
    3: ...uring the daytime, making it one of only two heavenly bodies that can be seen both day and night (the ...
    7: The adjective ''Venusian'' is commonly used for Venus, but it is etymologically incorre...
    14: ...nds in the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the heat.
    16: ...ght back into space. This prevents most of the sunlight from ever heating the surface. Venus's [[Bol...
    18: ... of force against obstructions. The clouds are mainly composed of [[sulfur dioxide]] and [[sulfuric ac...
  4. History of Sumer (5370 bytes)
    3: ...es; however much of it is probably mythical, and only a few of the names have been authenticated throu...
    6: ... have conquered [[Elam]] and built the temple of Enlil in [[Nippur]]. His successor, Agga, is said to...
    37: ... His empire was finally overthrown by [[Sargon of Akkad]], who founded the first Semitic Empire.
  5. Akkadian language (3224 bytes)
    2: '''Akkadian''' was a language of the [[Semitic languages|S...
    6: Akkadian (''lišānum akkadītum'') is divided into dialects based on geo...
    8: * 2500 – 1950 Old Akkadian
    16: ...nction, however, though not originally present in Akkadian, was adopted rapidly as compensation for the d...
    21: Akkadian was an [[inflected language]], possessing two ...
  6. History of the Kurds (8244 bytes)
    5: ...usa|Susians]], [[Elamite Empire|Elamites]], and [[Akkad]]ians of [[Babylonia]]; and during the whole peri...
    7: ...ever quarter they may have sprung, belonged certainly to the Aryan family.
    15: ... and Kurdish chieftainhips were established, not only to the east and west of the Kurdistan mountains,...
  7. Babylonia (8254 bytes)
    2: ... be found in a tablet of the reign of [[Sargon of Akkad]], dating back to the [[23rd century BC]].
    13: ...n once more the mistress of the civilized world. Only a small fragment of his annals has been discover...
    23: ... of the (other) provinces" of the empire. It was only when [[Darius Hystaspis]] ("the Magian") acquire...
  8. Babylon (9716 bytes)
    8: ... is in a dated tablet of the reign of [[Sargon of Akkad]] ([[24th century BC]] [[short chronology|short c...
    16: ... underwent a constant state of revolt, which was only suppressed by the complete destruction of the ca...
  9. Ur (11926 bytes)
    1: ...e of marine regression, the remains are now well inland in present-day [[Iraq]], south of the Euphrate...
    13: ...rst dynasty was ended by an attack by [[Sargon of Akkad]] around [[24th century BC|2340 BC]]. Not much is...
    37: ...ted to about [[2600 BC]]. The finds included the unlooted tomb of Queen [[Puabi]] [2] – her name...
    52: ... Hussein]] money bills to genuine rugs. There is only one shop on the actual site.
    56: ... around it, and will observe very little damage. Only the top is covered with debris and is at times a...
  10. Sumer (14409 bytes)
    5: ... as compared, for example, to [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] which belongs to the [[Afro-Asiatic language...
    18: ...the arrival of the Semitic conqueror, [[Sargon of Akkad]].
    35: ...|seal]]s also depict houses built from reeds not unlike those built by the [[Marsh Arabs]] of Southern...
    73: ...quivalent to the Akkadian goddess [[Ishtar]]), [[Enlil]] the god of the wind, as well as a host of oth...
  11. Chaldean mythology (2527 bytes)
    6: ...r representations in the religions of the [[Akkad|Akkadians]], [[Caananite]]s, and others. A number of re...
    9: ...n]], god of heaven and Ki, goddess of Earth (commonly referred to as [[Ninhursag]]).
    11: ...ment, he fathered three underworld deities with Ninlil, most notably [[Nergal]].
  12. Akkadian Empire (9189 bytes)
    2: ...remacy was far eclipsed by that of '''[[Sargon of Akkad]]''' (''Sharru-kin'') and his grandson, [[Naram-S...
    6: ...d as a god. He is even called "the god of Agade" (Akkad), reminding us of the divine honours claimed by t...
    10: ...nomadic people of Syria and Canaan were called in Akkadian. It is probable that the first collection of [...
    14: ...ch is known about this period. From the fall of [[Akkad]] until around [[2100 BC]], there is much that is...
    28: ... that is surely exaggerated. As yet, the name of only one of them has been found in a contemporary doc...
  13. Sargon of Akkad (2071 bytes)
    1: ...what is present-day [[Turkey]]. His capital was [[Akkad]].
    4: ...'' meaning "The true king" in [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]). Sargon's empire would presumably have inc...
    10: ...aughter was [[Enheduanna]], the author of several Akkadian hymns.
    15: *[[Akkadian Empire]]
  14. Sargon II of Assyria (8855 bytes)
    1: ...e '''Sharru-kinu''', true king, after [[Sargon of Akkad]], a mighty king who had been found in a wicker b...
    18: ... Musasir was annexed. Sargon claims to have lost only one charioteer, 2 horsemen and three couriers on...
    35: See also: [[Sargon of Akkad]]
  15. Cuneiform (script) (7717 bytes)
    4: ...dapted for the writing of the [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]], [[Elamite language|Elamite]], [[Hittite lan...
    11: ...ge]], cuneiform was subsequently adopted by the [[Akkad]]ians, [[Babylon]]ians, [[Elam]]ites, [[Hittites]...
    13: ...d to writing the [[Hittite language]], a layer of Akkadian logographic spellings was added to the script,...
    30: ...eclared itself satisfied, and the decipherment of Akkadian cuneiform was adjudged a ''fait accompli''.
    35: ... the Hittite syllable ''an'' or may be part of an Akkadian phrase, representing the syllable ''il'', or i...
  16. Mari, Syria (5848 bytes)
    6: ...ning of excavations, over 25,000 clay tables in [[Akkadian language]] written in [[cuneiform]] were disco...
    12: ...eople, thought to be part of the same Eblaite and Akkadian migration.
    20: ...ho destroyed the city; some state [[Sargon]] of [[Akkad]] (who stated that he had passed through Mari on ...
  17. Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
    64: * [[Akkad]]: [[Agade]], [[Isin]], [[Babylon]], [[Larsa]]
    81: ...ad|Sargon]] the Great, founder of the empire of [[Akkad]] and [[Sumeria]] (2371–2316 BC [[middle ch...
  18. Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
    4: ... Ancient Elam lay to the east of [[Sumer]] and [[Akkad]], centered in [[Susa]], in what is now southwest...
    8: ...kkadians]] as ''Elam'' (the regular proto-[[Akkad|Akkadian]] sound change ''ha'' to ''e'' indicates this ...
    19: ...history from records dating to beginning of the [[Akkadian Empire]], ca. [[2300 BC]].
    32: Marlik Region, Tappe Hasanlu, Iran 14th-13th centuries BCE. Excavated by The ...
    36: ...into treaty relations with the great Naram-Sin of Akkad (c. 2254 - c. 2218 BCE). Yet there soon appeared ...
  19. Uruk (2699 bytes)
    8: ...ylonia at a period before the time of [[Sargon of Akkad|Sargon]]. Later it was prominent in the national ...
  20. Assyria (13688 bytes)
    12: This region seems to have been ruled from [[Akkad]] (northern Babylonia) in its earliest stages, be...
    15: ...BC]]. These colonies, called '''''karum''''', the Akkadian word for 'port', were attached to Anatolian ci...
    17: ...nearby Ekallatum, and allowed trade to continue. Only after the death of Shamshi-Adad and the fall of ...
    21: ...]], followed up on expansion to the northwest, mainly at the expense of the Hittites, reaching as far ...
    27: ... twice, assuming the old title 'King of Sumer and Akkad', although he was unable to depose the actual Bab...

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