Agade

settlement · 2335 BC – 540 BC · location approximate

Agade was the capital of the Akkadian state, which was the dominant military and political force in southern Mesopotamia ca. 2334-2113 B.C. Agade (also known as Akkad and Akkade) is mentioned in cuneiform texts from the late third millennium B.C. to the Neo-Babylonian period. The exact location is still unknown and debated among scholars, many of whom place it along or east of the Tigris River, between Samarra and Baghdad.

Coordinates
32.50000, 44.50000
Also known as
Accad (ca), Akad (bs), Akkad (af), Akkad (akk), Akkade (akk), Akkadu (akk), Акад (bg), Акадэ (be), Аккаде (ba), أكد (ar), አካድ (am), 𒀀𒂵𒉈𒆠 (akk)
Dating
attested

Sources

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