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The Akkadian Empire, considered the world's first empire, was established in Mesopotamia. It eventually fell due to a combination of factors, including severe drought, soil salinization ...

the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. One area on the map is described as a place "where the Sun is not visible." As highlighted by IFLScience, Babylonians might have believed this to be a land ...

This page introduces a new way of exploring lexical semantics in Akkadian. How to cite this portal: Heidi Jauhiainen, Aleksi Sahala, Tero Alstola, Sam Hardwick, Tommi Jauhiainen, Krister Lindén and ...

The ancient Assyrian language is classified as Akkadian; it was the language of the Assyrians and Babylonians, written in Cuneiform. To facilitate administrative tasks of the Assyrian Empire Aramaic ...