akkad

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Accad, city in ancient Babylon, one of the cities of Nimrod's kingdom (Biblical)

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One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia (northern Babylonia)

Also called Agade. A city in and the capital of this kingdom, one of the three cities of Nimrod's kingdom. Genesis 10: 10

{i} ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom, northern part of Babylonia; capital city of the kingdom of Akkad

Ancient region, central Iraq. Akkad was the northern division of ancient Babylonia (Sumer was the southern division). Its name was taken from the city of Agade, founded by the conqueror Sargon 2300 BC. Sargon united the city-states in the region and extended the empire to much of Mesopotamia, including Sumer, Elam, and the upper Tigris. The empire waned in the 22nd century BC. Under the kings of Akkad, their Semitic language, Akkadian, became a literary language, and great art was fostered

Also called Agade. A city in and the capital of this kingdom, one

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{n} Akkad ou Agadé, ville de l'ancienne Mésopotamie (Biblique)