Well that title seems to go to the Akkadian Empire, the first known multinational empire in the world. The Akkadian Empire existed for a short time between 2334-2218 BCE, and was founded by Sargon ...

Akkadian cuneiform script from the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery archives. The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian ...

the basic meaning of the text — is the toughest question of all. Where does Akkadian fit into this question? What indeed is Akkadian? The word itself comes from the place name “Akkad,” which ...