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Akkad: an introduction

akkad : the first world empire : structure, ideology, traditions • 5 • Published In 1993 • Pages: 1-10

By: Liverani, Mario.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

In this study Liverani presents, largely in theoretical terms, his historical reconstruction and analysis of the development of the political institutions of the Akkad dynasty as they existed in Mesopotamia in the third millenium BC.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Historical reconstruction

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Akkadian

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2009

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle East

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Middle East

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

John Beierle; 2008

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

no date

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

4334-4112 BP (2334-2112 BC

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Akkadian Period, Mesopotamia. Current countries Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran

NotesAdditional notes

Mario Liverani

Proceedings of the Conference 'Akkad. Il primo impero universale: strutture, ideologia, tradizioni' held at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' on December 5th to 7th, 1990

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

95100216

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Akkadians/Iraq History To 634