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  2. List of Mesopotamian deities - Wikipedia

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    [19] [17] While sometimes mistakenly regarded simply as a list of Sumerian gods with their Akkadian equivalents, [21] it was meant to provide information about the relations between individual gods, as well as short explanations of functions fulfilled by them. [21] In addition to spouses and children of gods, it also listed their servants. [22]

  3. List of kings of Akkad - Wikipedia

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    The king of Akkad (Akkadian: šar māt Akkadi, lit. ' king of the land of Akkad ' [1]) was the ruler of the city of Akkad and its empire, in ancient Mesopotamia.In the 3rd millennium BC, from the reign of Sargon of Akkad to the reign of his great-grandson Shar-Kali-Sharri, the Akkadian Empire represented the dominant power in Mesopotamia and the first known great empire.

  4. Sumerian King List - Wikipedia

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    Name is Akkadian for "Lord of all women" or possibly "All of them were lord". Nangishlishma: 670 years: En-tarah-ana: 426 years, 3 months, and 3 and a half days: Why the reign length is so specific is unknown. Babum: 300 years: Name is Akkadian for "gate". Puannum: 840 years: Kalibum: 960 years: Name is Akkadian for "dog", also symbolic for ...

  5. An = Anum - Wikipedia

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    The commentary, when present, is in Sumerian, rather than Akkadian, which is different from most lexical lists. [52] The gods do not appear to be separated into strictly Sumerian and Akkadian columns. [53] Furthermore, some gods are listed with no equivalents at all, for example Zababa, who was a well established deity. [54]

  6. List of Mesopotamian dynasties - Wikipedia

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    Before the rise of the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BC, Mesopotamia was fragmented into a number of city states. Whereas some surviving Mesopotamian documents, such as the Sumerian King List, describe this period as one where there was only one legitimate king at any one given time, and kingship was transferred from city to city sequentially, the historical reality was that there were ...

  7. Lexical lists - Wikipedia

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    An = Anum, a Sumerian god synonym-list on six tablets thought to have originated during the late Kassite era [10] [CT XXIV 20-50 [p 7]] [p 8] An = Anu ša amēli, "An is the Anu of man", undoubtedly a Kassite product according to Lambert, an Akkadian list of around 160 divine names [10] [CT XXV, pl. 47, 48, [p 9] CT XXVI, pl. 50 [p 10]] [p 8]

  8. Sumer - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Sumerian king list includes the early dynasties of several prominent cities from this period. The first set of names on the list is of kings said to have reigned before a major flood occurred. These early names may be fictional, and include some legendary and mythological figures, such as Alulim and Dumizid. [53]

  9. Akkadian Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Akkadian Empire (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /) [2] was the first known ancient empire in the world, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.Centered on the city of Akkad (/ ˈ æ k æ d /) [3] and its surrounding region, the empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia, sending military ...