In preparation
Akkadian
An East Semitic language recorded in cuneiform, including Babylonian and Assyrian varieties.
The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.
At a glance
Evidence and writing
- Evidence / period
- Third to first millennia BCE
- Region
- Mesopotamia
- Writing system
- Cuneiform
- Site status
- In preparation
Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.