Description:

The Akkadian Empire was centered in the city of Akkad and the surrounding region, uniting Semites and Sumerian speakers under one rule.  During the 3rd millennium BCE, Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as the spoken language.  The empire reached its political peak following the conquest of its ruler, Sargon of Akkad.  It reached from the Levant to Elam.  It was preceeded by the Early Dynastic Period and succeeded by the Guti Period.  The main rulers were Sargon, Rimush, Manishtushu, and Naram-Sin.  It has been suggested that the decline of the empire was due in part to climate change, with rapidly increasing aridity, which led to drought and the collapse of trade networks.  

Ultra Low Chronology

Short/Low Chronology: 2230-2050

Middle Chronology: 2340-2154 BCE

Long/High Chronology: 

 

Objects: Akkadian Dynasty Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
(none) (none) 1927,0527.94 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.322 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.142 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.394 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.393 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.630 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1930,1213.469 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.642 (none) (none)
(none) (none) (none) B17545 (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.620 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.536 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.538 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.840 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.557 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.631 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.556 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.555 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.630 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.629 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1858,0101.1 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.603 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1930,1213.48 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.227 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.217 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.216 (none) (none)