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Akkadian

𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑

Afro-Asiatic (East Semitic) · Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform · Updated July 2026

The principal language of ancient Mesopotamia from the mid-third millennium BCE through the Hellenistic period, encompassing Old Akkadian, Babylonian (with its Old, Middle, and Neo- phases), and Assyrian dialects. Akkadian served as the diplomatic lingua franca of the Late Bronze Age Near East and was written in cuneiform inherited from Sumerian.

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Rajagopal, Shriram. "Akkadian." Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names. Last modified July 24, 2026. https://onomastikon.org/languages/akkadian.

@misc{onomastikon-akkadian,
  author = {Rajagopal, Shriram},
  title = {Akkadian},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://onomastikon.org/languages/akkadian}},
  note = {Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names}
}

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