Akkad

[ ak-ad, ah-kahd ]

/ ˈæk æd, ˈɑ kɑd /

one of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, the northern division of Babylonia.

Also called Agade. a city in and the capital of this kingdom, one of the three cities of Nimrod's kingdom. Gen. 10:10.

Akkadian.

Example sentences from the Web for akkad

Tiglath-pileser first paid attention to Babylonia, and extinguished the resistance of the Aramaeans in Akkad.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie
The prominent figure of Naram Sin, a later king of Akkad, bulks largely in history and tradition.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie
The legend of his labours is represented on a seal of Sargon of Akkad, a king who ruled fifty-seven hundred years ago.

The Lords of the Ghostland |Edgar Saltus
In the month Sivan there was mourning for the kings mother in Akkad.

Archology and the Bible |George A. Barton

After a quarter of a century had elapsed, Akkad and Sumer were overswept by the fierce Gutium from the north-eastern mountains.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie

Akkad

/ (ˈækæd) /

a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and civilization (2360–2180 bc) Ancient name: Agade (əˈɡɑːdɪ, əˈɡeɪdɪ)

an ancient region lying north of Babylon, from which the Akkadian language and culture is named