Akkadian Dynasty

Description:

The Akkadian Empire was centered in the city of Akkad and the surrounding region, uniting Semites and Sumerian speakers under one rule. During the 3^rd millennium BCE, Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as the spoken language. The empire reached its political peak following the conquest of its ruler, Sargon of Akkad. It reached from the Levant to Elam. It was preceeded by the Early Dynastic Period and succeeded by the Guti Period. The main rulers were Sargon, Rimush, Manishtushu, and Naram-Sin. It has been suggested that the decline of the empire was due in part to climate change, with rapidly increasing aridity, which led to drought and the collapse of trade networks.

Ultra Low Chronology

Short/Low Chronology: 2230-2050

Middle Chronology: 2340-2154 BCE

Long/High Chronology:

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9172A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper bowls 2: one inside the other. Hemispherical, very light metal TYPE III
9178	(none)	(none)	(none)	[CARD MISSING] Cylinder seal. Black and white granite. With copper caps. Large and fine, with inscription of the steward (?) of Sargon's daughter.
9223	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl Bent and battered Metal vase type 3 Without grooved rim
9235	(none)	1928,1010.388	(none)	Copper bowl Part of rim broken Small portion missing Metal vase type 19
9313	(none)	1928,1010.375	(none)	Copper pot Straight-sided with out-turned rim and raised base Good condition [Type] II
9328	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl Originally hemispherical, now much distorted [Type] III
9332	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Hemispherical. The rim chipped.
9559	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical, much distorted and broken lying below the hand, the finger bones are still inside Type__
9608	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical Rim broken Type III
9615A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Copper Collender. [Type] 96 (new) (B) Copper Bowl. (Elliptical sides) [Type] LXIII (C) Copper Bowl. Hemispherical. [Type] III A. was inside B, long handle and rim projecting outside it. C. was corroded with one end of B. Handle of A, broken. Types__[Later added as above]
9615B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Copper Collender. [Type] 96 (new) (B) Copper Bowl. (Elliptical sides) [Type] LXIII (C) Copper Bowl. Hemispherical. [Type] III A. was inside B, long handle and rim projecting outside it. C. was corroded with one end of B. Handle of A, broken. Types__[Later added as above]
9615C	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Copper Collender. [Type] 96 (new) (B) Copper Bowl. (Elliptical sides) [Type] LXIII (C) Copper Bowl. Hemispherical. [Type] III A. was inside B, long handle and rim projecting outside it. C. was corroded with one end of B. Handle of A, broken. Types__[Later added as above]
9670	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Pan Like a deep frying-pan with long straight handle and circular bowl Type__
9697	(none)	1928,1010.263	(none)	Two Copper bowls One inside the other hemispherical Type III
9698	(none)	1928,1010.264	(none)	Copper Ring. Plain hoop of thick wire.
9712	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical Type III
9713	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical Unusually thick and heavy Type III
9737	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Type III
9757	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical
9758	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Box Circular, with close-fitting lid surmounted by knob handle [drawing] 2:3 Type XCVII
9771	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical in good condition.
9772	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl [Type] III
9773	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Collander Fragment Handle straight, with ring at end The bowl has perished: the rim is sunk towards the centre leaving a raised part 0027 wide and a lower part 0023 wide. [drawing]
9774	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl Hemispherical Inverted over the mouth of a clay pot type (broken) III
9806	(none)	1928,1010.693	(none)	Copper Pin. Elongated knob head. Broken in 4 pieces. Type I.