The Hidden Ancient Empire of Iraq

The Akkadian Empire (2334-2154 BCE), carved out in blood by the army of Sargon the Great, put the lion’s share of Mesopotamia under the control of a single ruler. It doesn’t come up in popular culture really often, but Akkad’s cultural and historical significance is huge:
It was the world’s first empire.
Sargon’s daughter, Enheduanna (featured in the recent Cosmos reboot), was the world’s first credited author (as far as we know).
Akkadian, the language of the Akkadian Empire, was a significant language in the region for nearly 2,000 years.
So you’d think, given the empire’s importance, that we would have some idea of where the ruins of the imperial capital, Akkad, generally regarded as one of the largest cities in the ancient world, are. And you’d be wrong. We have no idea.





[size=14]You’ll notice two locations on the map above labeled “Akkad”: “AKKAD,” which was the empire itself, and “Akkad?,” which was its mysterious capital. And the question mark indicates, quite accurately, that archaeologists haven’t found it yet.


http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/06/akkad-location/

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You mean you have nothing to offer and cannot post evidence, so you are just going from thread to thread looking a complete dick.

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