Akkadian Dynasty

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 3^rd 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

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
11550B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver vessels. Miniatures. (A-C) three silver bowls, oval with gold tubular handle-rings. All corroded together, and fixed on to them [D] a silver tumbler.
11550C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver vessels. Miniatures. (A-C) three silver bowls, oval with gold tubular handle-rings. All corroded together, and fixed on to them [D] a silver tumbler.
11550D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver vessels. Miniatures. (A-C) three silver bowls, oval with gold tubular handle-rings. All corroded together, and fixed on them [D] a silver tumbler.
11551	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Cup. Miniature. Base square & sides change to an oval (possibly this is accidental & the original form was circular above, but the cup has been slightly crushed). Type 16 variant.
1167	(none)	1924,0920.397	(none)	Fragment from near the rim of an alabaster vase.
11684	(none)	1928,1010.832	(none)	Seal Impressions. Fragment of circular clay with impression of very well drawn bull with head in position. Inscription of Scribe of Sargons daughter. Other side-impression of another OX.
11746	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bucket. With loop swing handle. Detail of handle; two vertical tubes soldered to rim: a wire passed through these looped above and turned up below: this goes through a loop in the end of the handle.
11826B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of Copper Objects. Oxidized together. [A] (1) Copper Pin; type I. [B] (2) Copper Bowl: hemispherical. [C] (3) Copper Tumbler(?) or box(?) (the top not visible, being inside the bowl).
11845	(none)	1929,1017.520	(none)	Copper Knife. Type II. A. (3 rivets in long tang), and corroded onto it a copper reticule.
11869	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Hemispherical.
11876A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot.
11876B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot.
11876C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot.
11876D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot.
11876E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot.
11950	30-12-430	(none)	(none)	Copper Vase. The body slightly godrooned.[drawing] [Annotated] XLVIII
11951	(none)	1929,1017.639	(none)	Copper Bowl. Hemispherical. Type III
12010	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Hemispherical. Type III [Crossed out]
12014	(none)	1929,1017.531	(none)	Copper Adze. Type I.
12020	30-12-257	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical. Type III.
12155	(none)	1929,1017.516	(none)	Copper Knife. Reticule also of copper adhering to blade, reticule contains manicure tools. Top broken. Type II. F.
12159	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper ladle. Handle. Broken & tip missing. [Type XXXV] [drawing]
12162	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Saucer. Type XIV. [drawing]
12163	(none)	1929,1017.537	(none)	Copper Axe. Type XX.
12463C	30-12-599	(none)	(none)	Gold fillets. [A-F] Six. Thin leaf gold. All worn on head of one man. [drawing]