Akkadian

Middle Eastagro-pastoralists
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The Akkadian tradition started circa 4334 BP with the kingship of Sargon the Great in the city of Akkade on the Tigris river in Iraq, through his conquering the Sumerians, and continued to circa 4112 BP when the Akkadian empire collapsed. It is during this time period that Mesopotamian kings were first considered to be deities. At the height of their territorial expansion the Akkadian tradition extended from eastern Syria, through Mesopotamian Iraq, and into southwestern Iran. They used cuneiform writing, had standard weights and measures, and used copper. Their economy was based on dry farming of cereal, irrigation agriculture, and animal husbandry.

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Region
  • Middle East
Subregion
  • Middle East
Subsistence Type
  • agro-pastoralists
Samples
Countries
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Syria