Archaeologists have unearthed “administrative tablets,” which provide the oldest tangible proof of the world’s ...

This story appears in the April 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The world's first empire, known as Akkad, was founded some 4,300 years ago, between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.

“The new tablets and sealings provide tangible evidence of a Sumerian city and its citizens under Akkad rule which will last about a century and half before the fall of the empire ...

The ancient Assyrian language is classified as Akkadian; it was the language of the Assyrians and Babylonians, written in Cuneiform. To facilitate administrative tasks of the Assyrian Empire Aramaic ...

This page introduces a new way of exploring lexical semantics in Akkadian. How to cite this portal: Heidi Jauhiainen, Aleksi Sahala, Tero Alstola, Sam Hardwick, Tommi Jauhiainen, Krister Lindén and ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows an archaeological excavation site near the Kaman-Kalehoyuk Archaeological ...

and an evisceration of the entire concept of empire. In advance of the book's publication on February 25 and an appearance by El Akkad at Powell's City of Books, we spoke with the author about ...

the first ruler of the Akkadian empire. Sargon was the illegitimate son of a priestess in the city of Azupiranu. She placed the baby in a basket, sealed its mouth with bitumen and cast it into the ...