Akkadian Empire

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Votive mace of Shu-turul (c. 2168 – 2154 BC).Green marble mace head with his inscription on the flan

Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh from the Library ofAshurbanipal (Nineveh, 600s BC).Gilgamesh w

Seal of Inanna, 2350-2150 BC; Akkadian Empire

jeannepompadour:Seal of Inanna, 2350-2150 BC; Akkadian Empire

Letter from the High Priest Lu'enna to the King of Lagash (Girsu, c.2400 BC).In this letter, the hig

mezm3r1ze:Sargon the great; King of the Akkadian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia

Sumerian contract for the sale of a field and a house (Shuruppak, c.2600 BC).  Dimensions are 8.5 x

Sargon the Great   King of Akkad (2316-2261 B.C.) The founder of the world’s first empire, Sar

Terracotta brick of Eannatum, Prince of Lagash (Girsu, c. 2450 BC).Eannatum gives his title and desc

The ruins of Uruk (Sumer).Uruk was one of the most important Sumerian cities, and during theUruk Per

Part of a stone monument inscribed with the name of Utu-hengal, king of Uruk (Ur, c. 1215 BC).In 233

Sumerian cuneiform tablet (c. 3100 – 2900 BC).  Administrativeaccount recording the distribution of

Map of the Akkadian Empire under Sargon the Great.

hildegard-von-bingen:The earliest-known hymn writer inhistory was the Akkadian highpriestess Enhedua

Stele of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin, who reigned from 2261-24 BC. It was found in the village of Pi

Copy of Utu-hengal’s victory stele describing his victory overTirigan, king of Gutium (c.

Room 55 at the British Museum, showing tablets from the Library ofAshurbanipal.  This display i

The twelve tablets of the Epic of Gilgamesh from the Library ofAshurbanipal (600s BC), held in the B

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