Agade
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Agade, also known as Akkad, was the ancient Mesopotamian city that served as the political and cultural center of the Akkadian Empire under Sargon and his successors.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site (lost city) ⓘ former capital city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Agade (Akkad)
NERFINISHED
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Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ Akkade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | exact location unknown ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Enlil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Manishtushu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naram-Sin of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ Rimush NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ Shar-kali-sharri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | cultural center of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| decline | fell after the collapse of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 24th–22nd centuries BCE ⓘ |
| founderTraditionallyAttributedTo | Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo |
Akkadian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akkadian language (via ethnonym) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of early Semitic imperial power in Mesopotamia
ⓘ
first capital of a multiethnic Mesopotamian empire ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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northern Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Akkadian royal inscriptions
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Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian literary texts ⓘ “Curse of Agade” (Sumerian literary composition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Akkadian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Akkadian heartland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | political center of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| possibleLocation |
near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers
ⓘ
region north of Babylon ⓘ |
| predecessorCulture | Sumerian city-states ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religiousRole | important cult center in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| status | lost city ⓘ |
| successorPolities |
Isin-Larsa polities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ur III dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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