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Akkad
Akkad was the capital city of the Akkadian Empire, founded or developed by Sargon in the twenty-fourth century BCE. Its exact location in Mesopotamia has never been identified. The city gave its name to the empire, the Akkadian language and the region of northern Babylonia.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Akkad. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/akkad
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