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

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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)
6703	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed (d?)En-men-an-na. =Lord of the heavenly crown Pr. Name or name of Nannar? H.C. B.
6737	(none)	(none)	B16210, B16210	Fragment of steatite stamp for bricks. (E)-gu-bu?. About BC 2700. E.
6739	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight of 20 manehs (8.08 kil) ? Material Its weigh, 20 ma-na, property (? Sa-al) of Tutu, son of Sa-ma-an-ni. Type V. H.C. B [drawing]
7807	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase fragment Rimus: ded. to Sin (from booty of Elam?) Lines 1-9 of an inscription identical with that of vase C, SAK p. 162 except line 2 which is ^dEN-ZU: NB.2 or 3 signs scratched on the base. HC 76
7843	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of vase. Alabaster. da-n)um; sar; ki-ib-i)a-tum. HC.46.
8045	(none)	1928,1010.376	(none)	Copper cauldron. Straight-sided with the edge turned down to form a rim. The bottom is bent right up inside and has a large hole in it; part of one side broken away. Type 6.
8046	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl Hemispherical In remarkably good condition. Found inside U8045 [Type] III
8068	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Hemispherical. Distorted and part of base missing. [type] III
8157	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Hemispherical. [Type] III.
8176	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper cullender with handle. [drawing] Broken in antiquity but complete. Into it is forced a copper bowl diam 0055, ht 006 Practically hemispherical but with tall sides. Type LXXXVIII.
8294	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl. Copper. Broken. Metal vase type 3.
8412	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl Copper [Type] 102
8480	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper sheath [drawing] 2:5
8481	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper vase with handle at top fixed into a hole in the neck of the vase and swiveling in it Broken and misshapen. Corroded with copper bowl U.8482 Metal vase type __
8482	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Bath shaped. LXIII.
8483	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl Bath shaped Part of rim broken Excellent condition [Type] LXIII
8532	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spouted tray in form of a large shell. (cf. the actual shells as cut to shape) cf. U.8538, etc. [drawing]
8664	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Hemispherical. In rather poor condition with a hole thorugh one side. [type] III
8674	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pot. Almost straight-sided, but flared to rim, with channel spout much distorted. Type 15.
8675	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pot. Type 16.
8777	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Broken - Part of rim and base missing. Human finger bones found within it. Metal vase type 4.
8841	(none)	(none)	B17441	Copper bowl. Hemispherical. Small portion of body missing. Fairly thick copper. [drawing]
8901	(none)	1928,1010.379	(none)	Silver bowl. A good deal distorted. {Drawing] [Type] III
8902	(none)	1928,1009.186	(none)	Silver lamp. Base silver, in form of shell. [drawing]
8903	(none)	(none)	B17404	Copper bowl. Oval and once provided with a (wire?) handle: no base ring or flattening. Type LXIII.