Akkadian language

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title: Akkadian language
text: Akkadian is an extinct East Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia from the third millennium BC until its gradual replacement in common use by Old Aramaic among Assyrians and Babylonians from the 8th century BC. Akkadian, which is the earliest documented Semitic language, is named after the city of Akkad, a major centre of Mesopotamian civilization during the Akkadian Empire. It was written using the cuneiform script, originally used for Sumerian, but also used to write multiple
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description: Extinct Semitic language of Mesopotamia
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language
date created: 2002-04-27T05:04:56Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T00:40:58Z
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